Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/619164
38.3705416, 34.026907
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Aksaray (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Aksaray (Turkish, modern)
- Col. Claudia Archelais (30 BC - AD 300)
- Γαρσάουρα (Garsaura: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Koloneia (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Uncertain: Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia same as Artulu (1000 BC - 720 BC)
- Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia part of (administrative) Cappadocia (Roman province) (30 BC - AD 300)
- Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia connection Via Sebaste: Apollonia ↔ Antiochia ↔ Neapolis (unspecified date range)
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None
settlement, settlement-modern
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 63 E4 Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia
- ItAnt (Cuntz) 144,4 Coloniam Arcilaida
- ItMiller 662-63 [Coloniam Arcilaida]
- PECS (Perseus) COLONIA ARCHELAIS (Aksaray, Niğde) Cappadocia, Turkey
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) GARSAURA
- TIB Kappadokien 207
- ToposText Garsaura (Cappadocia)
- Wikipedia (English) Aksaray
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 63 E4 Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Aksaray
S. Mitchell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Garsaura/Col. Claudia Archelais/Koloneia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/619164> [accessed: 15 June 2025]
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