Mamistra
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Mamistra is an ancient city in Cilicia, historically known as Mopsuestia, which served as an important regional center in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamistron | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Misis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mopsou(h)estia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mopsuestia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mopsuestia ad Pyramum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateNote | located east of modern Adana ⓘ |
| countryDuringRomanPeriod | Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
bridge
ⓘ
churches ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortress ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bishopric
ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cilicia Pedias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Adana Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ceyhan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pyramus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridge over the Pyramus River
ⓘ
ecclesiastical history ⓘ fortifications ⓘ strategic location on routes between Anatolia and Syria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Cilician Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Pyramus River crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ regional center ⓘ |
| underwent |
Christianization
ⓘ
Hellenization ⓘ Romanization ⓘ |
| wasSiegeSiteIn | Crusader period ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mamistron