- Antiochia ad Cragum
Antiochia ad Cragum ( _el. Αντιόχεια του Κράγου) also known as Antiochetta or
Latin : Antiochia Parva (meaning "small Antiochia") is an ancientHellenistic city on Cragus (or Cragos or Kragos) mountain overlooking the Mediterranean coast, in the region ofCilicia Trachea , inAnatolia (the site is now located at Güney,Antalya Province ,Turkey ). [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0039.html] Some scholars claim an identity of Antiochia ad Cragum with the city Cragus (Kragos) or, although it lies more than 100 km away, withSidyma , which some scholars assert was the Lycian Cragus (Kragos).The city was founded by
Antiochus IV Epiphanes in approximately170 BC . It minted coins from the mid-first century to the mid-second century ; the last known of which were issued under Roman Emperor Valerian. In Byzantine times, it was the seat of a bishop. The city became part of the kingdom ofLesser Armenia in thetwelfth century . In1332 , theKnights Hospitallers took the city, after which it was known variously as Antiochetta, Antiocheta, Antiocheta in Rufine (Papal bull ofPope John XXII ), and Antiochia Parva.The city remains a
titular see of theRoman Catholic Church , Antiochia Parva; it has been vacant since the death of the lastbishop in1964 . The Italian name of the see is "Antiochia Minore". [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3a31.html]Ruins of the city remain, and include fortifications, baths, chapels, and a Roman
necropolis .References
* Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts (ISBN 0-393-30489-2), pp. 516-17
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