Tabae orTabai (Ancient Greek:Τάβαι) was a city inancient Caria, although, according toStrabo[1] it was located in a plain inPhrygia on the boundaries of Caria. The place is nowTavas, nearKale, Denizli inTurkey; some inscriptions and numerous ancient remains have been found.
Stephanus Byzantius mentions two cities of this name, one inLydia (which is conjectured to beTabala), the other in Caria.Livy[2] says that it was on the frontier ofPisidia towards the coast of the Gulf ofPamphylia. The town in question, however, some coins of which are extant, was one which claimed to have been founded by one Tabus. Others derive its name fromtabi, which in Semitic languages means "good", and others from a native wordtaba, meaning "rock", which seems a probable derivation.
In 189 BC, the consulGnaeus Manlius Vulso, having defeated the inhabitants who blocked his passage, exacted from Tabae a fine of 25talents and 10,000medimni of wheat.
Tabae was also the seat of adiocese, asuffragan ofStauropolis.
Three bishops of Tabae are known:
TheNotitiae Episcopatuum continue to mention the see among the suffragans of Stauropolis until the 13th century.
No longer a residential see, Tabae is included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Pétridès, Sophrone (1912). "Tabæ". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tabae".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.37°25′58″N28°50′43″E / 37.43273°N 28.84515°E /37.43273; 28.84515
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