Diocaesarea (Cappadocia)
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Diocaesarea or Diocaesareia or Diokaisareia (Ancient Greek: Διοκαισάρεια) was a Graeco-Roman town located in ancient Cappadocia near Nazianzus. According to Gregorius of Nazianzus, it was a small place. It is mentioned by Ptolemy[1] and by Pliny the Elder.[2]
Its site is located near Til (formerly Kaysar, reflecting the old name) in Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]
- ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.6.
- ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 6.3.
- ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ↑ 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). "Diocaesareia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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