Μόψου ἑστία

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Μόψου ἑστία is the ancient Greek name for Mopsuestia, a historically significant city in Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor.

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Μόψου ἑστία canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
historical place
correspondsToModernSite Misis (Misis Mound)
flourishedInPeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
hasAlternativeName Mopsuestia
Mopsus Hestia
hasArchaeologicalInterest yes
hasCulturalContext Anatolian
Ancient Greek
hasEtymology named after the seer Mopsus
hasGreekName Μόψου ἑστία
hasHistoricalSignificance Christian ecclesiastical center
important city in Cilicia
regional commercial center
hasLatinName Mopsuestia
hasNameInEnglish Mopsuestia
hasStatus ruined city
hasTypeOfName toponym
isToponymFor city of Mopsuestia
languageUsedHistorically Ancient Greek
Greek
Latin
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInHistoricalGeographicArea Cilicia Pedias
linked to: Cilicia
locatedInPresentDayCountry Turkey
locatedInRegion Cilicia
southeastern Asia Minor
locatedNearModernCity Adana
Yakapınar
locatedOnRiver Pyramus River
namedAfter Mopsus
linked to: seer Mopsus
religionHistoricallyPresent Christianity
Greek polytheism
timeOfOrigin antiquity
usedIn ancient Greek literature
classical sources
wasBishopric yes
wasOnTradeRoute Cilician plain routes
routes between Syria and Anatolia
wasPartOf Byzantine Empire
Cilicia Pedias
linked to: Cilicia

Hellenistic world
linked to: Hellenistic period

Roman Empire

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Mopsuestia hasGreekName Μόψου ἑστία