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Ceramus

Coordinates:37°02′33″N27°57′05″E / 37.042418°N 27.951332°E /37.042418; 27.951332
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Former city in what is now Turkey

Ceramus orKeramos (Ancient Greek:Κέραμος) is a city on the north coast of theCeramic Gulf—named after this city—inancient Caria, in southwestAsia Minor; its ruins can be found outside the modern village ofÖren,Muğla Province,Turkey.[1]

History

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Ceramus, initially subjected toStratonicea, afterwards autonomous, was a member of theAthenian League and was one of the chief cities of theChrysaorian League (Bulletin de corresp. hellén., IX, 468). It probably had a temple ofZeus Chrysaoreus. InRoman times, it coined its own money.

Polites (Ancient Greek:Πολίτης) of Ceramus was a famous runner who won three different races in the same day at theOlympia.[2][3][4]

Ecclesiastical history

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Ceramus is mentioned in theNotitiae Episcopatuum until the 12th or 13th century as abishopric suffragan toAphrodisias, orStauropolis. Three bishops are known: Spudasius (Σπουδάσιος), who attended theFirst Council of Ephesus in 431; Maurianus (Μαυριανός), who attended theCouncil of Nicaea in 787; and Symeon (Συμεών), who attended the council inConstantinople that reinstatedPhotius in 879.

Ceramus is included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[5]

Ancient coins

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  • Ancient coins
  • Obol from Ceramus. It has the head of the god Apollo and a Bucranium, 2 BC.
    Obol from Ceramus. It has the head of the godApollo and aBucranium, 2 BC.
  • Coin depicting the god Zeus Chrysaoreus and an eagle, 1 AD - 2 AD
    Coin depicting the god Zeus Chrysaoreus and an eagle, 1 AD - 2 AD

Gallery

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  • Roman ruins, approx. 1st to 2nd century AD
    Roman ruins, approx. 1st to 2nd century AD
  • Roman bridge east of Keramos; approx. 1st to 2nd century AD
    Roman bridge east of Keramos; approx. 1st to 2nd century AD
  • Greek fortifications from pre-Christian times in the village of Ören
    Greek fortifications from pre-Christian times in the village of Ören
  • Roman viaduct; approx. 1st to 2nd century AD near Ören
    Roman viaduct; approx. 1st to 2nd century AD near Ören
  • Roman ruins in the north of Keramos, approx. 2nd century AD
    Roman ruins in the north of Keramos, approx. 2nd century AD

References

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  1. ^Richard Talbert, ed. (2000).Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^Eusebius, Chronography, §80
  3. ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6.13.3
  4. ^Suda Encyclopedia, iota.572
  5. ^Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013,ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 866

External links

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ceramus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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