Mamistra

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Mamistra is an ancient city in Cilicia, historically known as Mopsuestia, which served as an important regional center in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mamistra canonical 3
Mamistron 2
Mamistrae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Misis
Mopsou(h)estia
linked to: Mopsos

Mopsuestia
Mopsuestia ad Pyramum
coordinateNote located east of modern Adana
countryDuringRomanPeriod Cilicia
flourishedInCentury 12th century
4th century
5th century
6th century
hasArchaeologicalRemains bridge
churches
city walls
fortress
hasRole bishopric
metropolitan see
historicalPeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity
locatedIn Cilicia
Cilicia Pedias
linked to: Cilicia
locatedInPresentDay Adana Province
Turkey
locatedNear Ceyhan River
Mediterranean Sea
locatedOn Pyramus River
notableFor bridge over the Pyramus River
ecclesiastical history
fortifications
strategic location on routes between Anatolia and Syria
partOf Byzantine Empire
Cilician Armenia
Roman Empire
Seleucid Empire
region Cilicia
religion Christianity
riverCrossing Pyramus River crossing
servedAs administrative center
commercial center
regional center
underwent Christianization
Hellenization
Romanization
wasSiegeSiteIn Crusader period

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Mopsuestia hasAlternativeName Mamistra
Mopsuestia hasAlternativeName Mamistron
linked to: Mamistra
Thoros II of Cilicia captured Mamistra
Mamistra hasVariantName Mamistrae
subject linked to: Mamistra (medieval name)
linked to: Mamistra
Mamistra hasVariantName Mamistron
subject linked to: Mamistra (medieval name)
linked to: Mamistra
Mamistra hasVariantName Mamistra
subject linked to: Mamistra (medieval name)