Seleucia on the Calycadnus

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Byzantine city Hellenistic city Roman city ancient city

Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Seleucia ad Calycadnum 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine city ⓘ
Hellenistic city ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
ancientName Seleucia ad Calycadnum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seleukeia on the Kalykadnos NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeologicalRemains basilicas ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
associatedWith Saint Thecla NERFINISHED ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
declinePeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
trade ⓘ
foundedBy Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInCenturyBC 3rd century BC ⓘ
foundedInPeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
greekName Σελεύκεια ἐπὶ τοῦ Καλυκάδνου NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadHarborType river port ⓘ
latinName Seleucia ad Calycadnum NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Anatolia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Mersin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Calycadnus River NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernSiteNear Göksu River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Silifke NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbySanctuary shrine of Saint Thecla NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Cilicia Trachea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
province of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentCondition archaeological site ⓘ
region eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
religiousStatus bishopric ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ
servedAs ecclesiastical center ⓘ
fortified stronghold ⓘ
regional center ⓘ
statusInByzantinePeriod significant military stronghold ⓘ
statusInRomanPeriod important urban center ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled access between interior Cilicia and the Mediterranean coast ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isaurians → regionCapitalNearby → Seleucia on the Calycadnus ⓘ
Isauria → hasCity → Seleucia on the Calycadnus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Cilicia Trachea → hasCity → Seleucia on the Calycadnus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia ad Calycadnum