Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae
This paper proposes a new location of the Lycaonian city of Thebasa at Pınarkaya (Divaz) in the province (il) of Karaman and provides a critical analysis of its previous identifications. It revaluates the importance of Thebasa in a broader, geo-historical context pointing out its transformation from...
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| description | This paper proposes a new location of the Lycaonian city of Thebasa at Pınarkaya (Divaz) in the province (il) of Karaman and provides a critical analysis of its previous identifications. It revaluates the importance of Thebasa in a broader, geo-historical context pointing out its transformation from a commercial hub to a strategic military base. Through several unpublished sites, the paper presents a fresh look at the settlement and communication networks of the Middle Taurus Region. It also develops new interpretations of the dynamics of Byzantine-Arab relations at the turn of the eighth and ninth centuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9d5c64e92234f008c51fa99d603b8df2023-02-15T16:16:59ZdeuAkdeniz UniversityGephyra1309-39242651-50592021-05-012113516010.37095/gephyra.880929324Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque CiliciaeRobert Rokicki0British Institute at Ankara (BIAA)This paper proposes a new location of the Lycaonian city of Thebasa at Pınarkaya (Divaz) in the province (il) of Karaman and provides a critical analysis of its previous identifications. It revaluates the importance of Thebasa in a broader, geo-historical context pointing out its transformation from a commercial hub to a strategic military base. Through several unpublished sites, the paper presents a fresh look at the settlement and communication networks of the Middle Taurus Region. It also develops new interpretations of the dynamics of Byzantine-Arab relations at the turn of the eighth and ninth centuries.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/60294/880929thebasalycaoniaciliciataurus passesbyzantine-arab frontierbyzantine-arab relationsthebasalykaoniakilikiatauros geçitleribizans-arap sınırıbizans-arap ilişkileri |
| spellingShingle | Robert Rokicki Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae Gephyra thebasa lycaonia cilicia taurus passes byzantine-arab frontier byzantine-arab relations thebasa lykaonia kilikia tauros geçitleri bizans-arap sınırı bizans-arap ilişkileri |
| title | Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae |
| title_full | Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae |
| title_fullStr | Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae |
| title_short | Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae |
| title_sort | thebasa and the byzantine arab frontier of the middle taurus observations in confinio lycaoniae atque ciliciae |
| topic | thebasa lycaonia cilicia taurus passes byzantine-arab frontier byzantine-arab relations thebasa lykaonia kilikia tauros geçitleri bizans-arap sınırı bizans-arap ilişkileri |
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