Savatra (Ancient Greek:Σαύατρα),Sabatra, orSoatra (Ancient Greek:Σόατρα) was a city in theRoman province ofGalatia, and subsequently theByzantine province ofLycaonia.
Little is known of this ancient town, but some of its coins have been preserved, and it is mentioned byStrabo,[1]Ptolemy,[2]Hierocles,[3] and theTabula Peutingeriana. The name appears as "Savatra" on the coins, while "Sabatra" is found in theTabula,[4] and "Soatra" in Strabo.
The town was situated in an arid region on the road fromLaodicea Combusta (nowLadik) to Archelais (nowAksaray), near the village ofSouverek, in what was formerly the Ottomanvilayet of Koniah: according toW. M. Ramsay,[5] at the ruins four hours south-west ofEskil; according to Müller,[6] near Djelil between Obrouklou, or Obrouk, and Sultan Khan. Modern scholars place the site nearYağlibayat inAsiatic Turkey.[7][8]
Le Quien mentions two bishops of Savatra: Aristophanes, present at theFirst Ecumenical Council of Constantinople in 381; and Eustathius, who was living at the time of theCouncil of Chalcedon in 451.[9] The GreekNotitiae episcopatuum mention the see till the thirteenth century. It remains aRoman Catholictitular see, suffragan of the archbishopric ofIconium.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913)."Sauatra".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Soatra".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.37°58′27″N33°06′38″E / 37.974048°N 33.11045°E /37.974048; 33.11045
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