Padyandus orPodyandos (Ancient Greek:Παδυανδός), alsoPaduandus,Podandos orPodandus (Πόδανδος), and appearing corrupted in ancient sources asOpodanda,Opodandum, andRhegepodandos (Ῥεγεποδανδός) was an ancient town inCataonia, the southernmost part ofCappadocia, in what is todayTurkey. The town was located about 40 km to the southeast ofFaustinopolis, near the pass ofMount Taurus known by the name of theCilician Gates (Ptol. v. 7. § 7.). Extended by the emperorValens (364-378), the town is mentioned in theitineraria, but its name assumes different forms; as Paduandus (Tab. Peut.), Podandos (It. Ant. p. 145), Mansio Opodanda (It. Hieros. p. 578), and Rhegepodandos (Hierocl. p 699). The place is described byBasilius (Epist. 74) as one of the most wretched holes on earth. It is said to have derived its name from a small stream in the neighborhood. (Const. Porphyr.Vit. Basil. 36; comp. Cedren. p. 575; Jo. Scylitz.Hist. pp. 829, 844.) Due to similarity of name, tradition assigns the location of Padyandus to that ofPozantı, a position that modern scholars only tentatively accept.[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Padyandus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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