Isaura Palaia

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Isaura Palaia was an ancient city of the Isauria region in Asia Minor, known as one of its principal urban centers in classical antiquity.

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Isaura Palaia canonical 3

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
administrativeStatus city of the Isauria region
civilization Ancient Greek world
linked to: Hellenic world

Roman provincial world
country Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
culture Greco-Roman
Isaurian
describedAs one of the principal urban centers of Isauria
era pre-Byzantine
pre-Islamic
geographicalContext southern-central Anatolia
hasAlternativeName Isaura Vetus
linked to: Isaura Nea

Isauropolis (sometimes identified or associated)
Old Isaura
historicalRegion Cilicia-Isauria area
linked to: Cilicia
knownFor strategic location in the Isaurian highlands
urban center of the Isaurian people
languageUsed Greek (in inscriptions and administration)
local Isaurian dialects
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
Isauria
partOf Isauria region
Roman Empire
presentDayLocation modern Turkey
regionType mountainous interior of Asia Minor
timePeriod Hellenistic period
Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity

classical antiquity
urbanRole principal city of Isauria
urbanType fortified highland city

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isauria hasCity Isaura Palaia
Isaura Nea replaced Isaura Palaia
Isaura Nea successorOf Isaura Palaia