Katakekaumene

Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene (Greek: Κατακεκαυμένη) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Katekaumene
Kula[1]
Burnt lands of the Katakekaumene.
Highest point
Elevation750 m (2,460 ft)
Coordinates38°34′38″N 28°31′12″E 
Geography
Kula Yanıkyöre rock formations

The name means "burnt land"[2][3] or "burnt country",[4] referring to the pitch-black color of the lava[5] and the dormant volcanic belt of Kula,[6] which was first described by Strabo.[7] Strabo (Geographica, 12.8.19) reported that some place Katakekaumene as the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon.

Decapolis

Cities of the ancient decapolis included:

References
  1. Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Volcanic Tourist Destinations (Springer Science & Business Media, 8 August 2012)| pages 100–101.
  2. Hastings, James, ed. (2004). A Dictionary of the Bible (Part III: O — Pleiades). III. The Minerva Group. p. 830. ISBN 978-1410217271.
  3. "Turkey's UNESCO-recognized Kula Volcanic Geo-park awaits nature travelers". Daily Sabah. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. Daubner, Frank (26 October 2012). Katakekaumene. The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah14146. ISBN 9781444338386.
  5. "Earth Sciences – Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark (Turkey)". UNESCO Global Geoparks. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. E. Akdeniz. "SOME EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENTS OF KATAKEKAUMENE (BURNED LANDS)". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. 11 (1): 69–74.
  7. The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207.
  8. Philadelphia in Lydia.
  9. W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132.
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