- Seleucia Sidera
Seleucia Sidera – Greek: Σελεύκεια, also
transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia; Σελεύκεια η Σίδηρα, Seleukeia hê Sidêra; and later Claudioseleucia, Claudioseleuceia, Klaudiaseleukeôn or Klaudisseleukeôn – was an ancient city in the northern part ofPisidia ,Anatolia , currently the site ofSelef , nearEğirdir (Ejerdir), about 15 km north ofIsparta ,Isparta Province , in theAsia n part ofTurkey .Founded by
Seleucus I Nicator orAntiochus I Soter to protect the military road across northern Pisidia. The city's surname "Sidera" (hê Sidêra, Ptol. v. 5. § 4; Hierocl. p. 673), is probably derives from iron-works in its vicinity. The city minted its own coins, some of which bear the image of theAsia ticdivinity Men, who was worshipped atAntioch .The city was restored by the
Roman emperor Claudius . In thefirst century AD the name was changed to "Claudioseleucia". This name is retained on the city's coins down to the time ofClaudius II , though inPtolemy , the "Synecdemus " of Hierocles, and the Notitiae Dignitatum the name is recorded as Seleucia.The city was
Christianized early, itsbishop , Eutychius being present at the Council of Nicaea in325 . [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/courses/535/Harnack/bk4ch3-3-182.htm]The city is in ruins. Remnants of the
city wall , anecropolis , and atheater can be found.External links
*Smith, William (editor); "
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography ", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064&query=head%3D%2310002 "Seleucia Sidera"] ,London , (1854)
*Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister (editors); " [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0006&layout=&loc=&query=toc The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites] ", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999%2e04%2e0006&query=id%3dseleuceia%2dsidera#id,seleuceia-sidera "Seleucia Sidera"] , Princeton, (1976)
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