Aspona
Aspona (also Aspuna , Greek Ἄσπονα ) was an ancient city in the Asian Minor region of Galatia in what is now Turkey. She lay on the road from Ancyra to Caesarea , but the exact location is unknown.
Aspona is mentioned in itineraries and by the late antique historian Ammianus Marcellinus . In late antiquity it was the seat of a bishop. The titular bishopric of Aspona of the Roman Catholic Church goes back to the diocese .
literature
- Aspona . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London 1854 ( online ).
Remarks
- ↑ 25, 10, 10.