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Pednelissus orPetnelissus (both forms are used in ancient writings and on the city's coins, the latter form alone appearing in its later coins)[1] (Greek:Πεδνηλισσός) was a city on the border betweenPamphylia andPisidia inAsia Minor.[1]
Writing in about AD 530,Hierocles placed it in the laterRoman province of Pamphylia Secunda,[2] a reckoning accepted also in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees, which thus makesPerge its metropolitan see.[3] Earlier,Strabo (64/63 BC – c. AD 24) placed it in Pisidia and said that it was north ofAspendus.[4] It was near theEurymedon River, on the southwestern slope ofMount Taurus, overlooking the Pamphylian plain.[1][5][6]
The site of the city does not appear to have been identified with certainty; but it is generally believed to be a site near the village ofKozan, Gebiz, Antalya. The ruins of this site are considerable, covering a wide area. Among the better preserved structures are theagora and agate-tower. Meagre remains of a Byzantine church can also be found.[7]
Polybius gives a detailed account of a war waged against Pednelissus by the neighbouring city ofSelge. Pendnelissus called in theSeleucid rulerAchaeus, who forced Selge to yield under onerous terms.[1][5][8] In 102 BC, Pednelissus became subject to Rome. In 50 BC Cicero was governor ofCilicia and Pisidia and makes mention of Pednelissus.[5]
From the time ofTrajan (98-117 AD) to the late 3rd century, Pednelissus minted bronze coins, which seem not to have had a wide circulation.[1]
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