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The bishopric see of Oinoynda was subordinated to the Metropolis of Myra in Lycia and the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It sent representatives at four Ecumenical Councils. Eight of its bishops are known, while the existence of the bishopric see is testified to until the 12th century. |
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Bishopric of Orcistus (Byzantium) |
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Orcistus was a bishopric of the province of Galatia II (Salutaris) until the 12th century. From the 9th until the 12th century the bishopric of Orcistus was under the jurisdiction of the metropolis of Pissinous and occupied the 7th or 6th position among seven bishopric sees. |
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Byzantine Roads in Asia Minor |
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The Byzantines maintained, developed and occasionally enlarged the existing Roman road-system. A hallmark for the road-system of Asia Minor was the transfer of the capital to Constantinople (324-330): it resunted in the increase of the importance of the roads starting from Constantinople and of the harbors of the south coast of Propontis (Sea of Marmara), whereas in the mean time it efficiently confined the importance of the roads of northwestern, western and southern Asia Minor. The so-called... |
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Concordia-Homonoia as a personified deity is found since the late 4th cent. BC in several places of the Greek world. The adoration of this deity in Asia Minor dates from the 3rd and 2nd cent. BC. During the Imperial period we have the minting of thousands of coins in cities of Asia Minor bearing the inscription ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ on the reverse. Statues of the personified deity were set up in many cities. It formed an integral part of the imperial cult and was called Concordia Augusta. Her priests were... |
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Construction during the Roman Period in Asia Minor |
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Diocaesarea, Fortifications |
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Fortifications in Asia Minor (Byzantium) |
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