21 Aug, 2019
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Coropissus
The town became a bishopric in the later Roman province of Isauria; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, under the name Coropissus, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
Its site is located near Akhan, Aksaray, Aksaray Province, Turkey.
References
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 568, 663. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.6.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Coropissus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
38°18′28″N 33°47′31″E / 38.3077°N 33.7920235°E / 38.3077; 33.7920235
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