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Hyrcanis (Lydia)

Coordinates:38°40′03″N27°40′02″E / 38.667539°N 27.667099°E /38.667539; 27.667099
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Ancient city in Asia Minor
Hyrcanis among the cities of Lydia (ca. 50 AD)
Asia Minor 400AD

Hyrcanis orHyrkaneis, also known asHyrcania (Ancient Greek:Ὑρκανία), was aRoman andByzantine-era city[1] andbishopric inancient Lydia, now in western Turkey. It was situated in theHyrcanian plain (τὸ Ὑρκάνιον πεδίον), which is said to have derived its name from a colony ofHyrcanians being settled here by thePersians.[2][3] They were afterwards mingled with someMacedonians, who also settled in this district, whence they are called byPliny the Elder andTacitus "Macedones Hyrcani."[4][5][6][7] The city minted its own coins.[8][9]

Its site is located west ofHalit Paşa inAsiatic Turkey,[10][11] south ofÇamlıyurt.

The city was also the seat of an ancientbishopric. Known bishops include:

References

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  1. ^Ruth Lindner,Mythos und Identität: Studien zur Selbstdarstellung kleinasiatischer Städte in der römischen Kaiserzeit (Franz Steiner Verlag, 1994) p128.
  2. ^Strabo.Geographica. Vol. xiii. p.629. Page numbers refer to those ofIsaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ^Stephanus of Byzantium.Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ὑρκανία.
  4. ^Pliny.Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.31.
  5. ^Tacitus.Annales. Vol. 2.47.
  6. ^"Titular See of Hyrcanis, Turkiye".
  7. ^"Hyrcanis (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  8. ^Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Hyrkanis.
  9. ^Hyrkaneis at Asia Minor Coins .
  10. ^Richard Talbert, ed. (2000).Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  11. ^Lund University.Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  12. ^Michel Le Quien,Oriens christianusp887.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hyrcania".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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