Amblada
Amblada ( Greek Ἄμβλαδα ) was an ancient city in the Pisidia region of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey. According to Strabo , it was on the border with Phrygia and Caria.
Amblada coins are known from the Roman Empire. In late antiquity the city was the seat of a bishop. The titular diocese of Amblada of the Roman Catholic Church goes back to the diocese . in the 4th century the Arian theologian Aëtios was exiled to Amblada.
literature
- George Long: Amblada . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.
Web links
- Coins of Amblada (English)
Remarks
- ^ Strabo, Geographika 12, 7 .
- ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: Aetius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 49-50.