Ariassus
Sign in to saveAriassus or Ariassos () was a town in Pisidia, Asia Minor built on a steep hillside about 50 kilometres inland from Attaleia (modern Antalya).
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Döşemealtı district
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Ariassos 6.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Mediterranean Region
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- History
- Classical Age
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Remains
- Bishopric
- Titular see
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Ariassus or Ariassos () was a town in Pisidia, Asia Minor built on a steep hillside about 50 kilometres inland from Attaleia (modern Antalya).
== History == ===Classical Age=== ====Hellenistic period==== The town was founded in the Hellenistic period in the 3rd century BC. It was mentioned (as Aarassos) in about 100 BC by Artemidorus Ephesius, who was quoted by Strabo a century later. The only further mentions are by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD and in lists of Christian dioceses (Notitiae Episcopatuum).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ariassus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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