Iotape

Iotape

Iotape

Town in ancient Cilicia

For people with this name, see Iotapa and Euttob.

Iotape, Iotapa or Jotape (Ancient Greek: Ἰωτάπη[1] or Ἰοτάπη[2]) was a small town of ancient Cilicia, in the district called Selenitis, not far from Selinus.[1][3] It was later assigned to Isauria where it was the seat of a bishop;[4] no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains under the name Iotapa in Isauria a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5] It minted coins dating to the emperors Philip and Valerian.

Ruins of Iotape
Ruins of Iotape
Ruins of Iotape

Its site is located near Aydap İskelesi, in Asiatic Turkey.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.2.
  2. [2]
    Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 709.
  3. [3]
    Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.22.
  4. [4]
    Concil. Chalced. p. 659
  5. [5]
    Catholic Hierarchy
  6. [6]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  7. [7]
    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). "Jotape". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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