Isauropolis (Ancient Greek:Ἰσαυρόπολις)[1] was aRoman andByzantine-era town in southern Turkey.[2]
Possibly also known asIsaura Vetus, the city was in the Anatolian countryside of what wasLycaonia in today's southern Turkey and may have been the chief town of Isauria (Ἰσαυρία) district.[3] The town was mentioned bySozomen,[4]Ptolemy,[5] andHeirocles.[6] About 450Maximinus entered the town in his war withZeno.[7]Its location is not known, but suggestions includeSiristat orTris Maden, about 13 mi (21 km) west ofIsaura, orIsaura Vetus. It must have been nearIsaura Nova with which it was joined.
The city was also the site of an ancientbishopric[8] which dates from theearly Christian era.Bishops from here attended bothCouncil of Nicea andChalcedon. There is no mention of Isauropolis in anyNotitiae episcopatuum, so Ramsay supposes that the Diocese was joined with that ofLeontopolis which is mentioned in all the "Notitiae".[9] Thesee was resurrected in 1925[10] as atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[11]
Ancient bishopric
Titular see