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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Isaura Palaia canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ