Ceretapa orKeretapa (Ancient Greek:τὰ Κερέταπα), also calledDiocaesarea orDiocaesareia orDiokaisareia (Διοκαισάρεια), was a Graeco-Roman town ofPhrygia Pacatiana.[1] It minted coins bearing thedemonym Κερεταπεύς. The coins also show that there was near it a river or fountainAulindenus. It was abishopric with Silvanus representing the city at the Council of Ephesus, 431. No longer the seat a residential bishop, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[2][3]
Its site is tentatively located nearKayadibi inAsiatic Turkey.[4][5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ceretapa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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