Pednelissus, Pisidia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pednelissus (in Greek Πεδνηλισσός) is a town in the interior of Pisidia, in Anatolia, near the Eurymedon River, above Aspendus.^[1] Hierocles, giving a greater extension to Pamphylia, assigns the town to this province.^[2] The town formed a small state by itself, but was always involved in war with the neighbouring Selge.^[3] It is also mentioned in the ecclesiastical annals and on coins, all minted in the 2nd and 3rd century AD.

The site of the city does not appear to have been identified with certainty; but it is generally believed to be a site near the town of Kozan. The ruins of this site are considerable, covering a wide area. Among the better preserved structures are the agora and a gate-tower. Meagre remains of a Byzantine church can also be found.^[4]

[edit] References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Pednelissus", London, (1854)
• Catholic Encyclopedia, "Pednelissus", New York, (1913)
• Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister (editors); The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, "Pednelissos", Princeton, (1976)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Strabo, Geographia, xii. 7, xiv; Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, s.v. "Pednelissos"; Ptolemy, Geographia, v. 5
2. ^ Hierocles, Synecdemus, p. 681
3. ^ Polybius, Histories, v. 72
4. ^ Princeton Encyclopedia, "Pednelissus"

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).