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For people with this name, see Iotapa and Euttob.

Ruins of Iotape

Ruins of Iotape

Ruins of Iotape

Iotape, Iotapa or Jotape (Ancient Greek: Ἰωτάπη^[1] or Ἰοτάπη^[2]) was a small town of ancient Cilicia, in the district called Selenitis, not far from Selinus.^[1][3] It was later assigned to Isauria where it was the seat of a bishop;^[4] no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains under the name Iotapa in Isauria a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[5] It minted coins dating to the emperors Philip and Valerian.

Its site is located near Aydap İskelesi, in Asiatic Turkey.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b Ptolemy. The Geography. 5.8.2.
2. ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. p. 709.
3. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.22.
4. ^ Concil. Chalced. p. 659
5. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
6. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying.
7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Jotape". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.