Anazarbus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anavarza
thumb|right|300px|General view of the site thumb|right|200px|Anazarbus West Gate Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis (, medieval Ain Zarba; modern Anavarza; ), was an ancient Cilician city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it. It was destroyed in 1374 by the forces of the Mamluk Empire, after their conquest of Cilician Armenia.
Weather now
cached 672h agoKey facts
- Ancient site.name
- Anazarbus
- Ancient site.native_name
- Anavarza
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Caesarea, Justinopolis
- Ancient site.image
- Anavarza_Triumphal_arch_in_Anazarbus_2754.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The triumphal arch of Anazarbus was later converted to the city's South Gate.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.location
- Adana Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Cilicia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1374
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Anazarbus klikya city south gate.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Anazarbus
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1371-00-00
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~11 min read
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Remains
- Ecclesiastical history
- Latin Catholic titular see
- Armenian Catholic titular see
- Notable locals
- See also
- References
- Citations
- General references
- External links
thumb|right|300px|General view of the site thumb|right|200px|Anazarbus West Gate Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis (, medieval Ain Zarba; modern Anavarza; ), was an ancient Cilician city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it. It was destroyed in 1374 by the forces of the Mamluk Empire, after their conquest of Cilician Armenia.
== Location == It was situated in Anatolia in modern Turkey, in the present Çukurova (or classical Aleian plain) about 15 km west of the main stream of the present Ceyhan River (or classical Pyramus river) and near its tributary the Sempas Su.
Gallery (217)
On the map
31 mapped locations