Philadelphia or Philadelpheia (Ancient Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια), was a town of ancient Cilicia, and later of Isauria. It was located in the interior of Cilicia Aspera, on the river Calycadnus, above Aphrodisias.[1][2] It became an episcopal see; no longer the site of a residential bishop, it remains under the name Philadelphia Minor, a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3]

Its site is tentatively located near İmşi Ören in Karaman Province, Turkey.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.5.
  2. ↑ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 710.
  3. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
  4. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 67, and directory notes accompanying.
  5. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Philadelphia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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