Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16
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Context
Stephanus of Byzantium was a polymath who compiled the magnificent
Book of Nations (Ἐθνικά) in the eastern capital during the age of
prosperity under the emperor Justinian I. This geographical dictionary was a treasury of
geographical, literary, and historical data collected from myriad ancient works, which
Stephanus often directly cited. Consequently, Stephanus has been greatly valued by
scholars from medieval to modern times. The short entry under “Caesarea” lists three
prominent cities that shared that named.
Text
Καισάρεια· μητρόπολις τῆς Καππαδοκίας, ἡ πρὶν Εὐσεβεία καὶ
Μάζακα, ὡς Στράβων. ἔστι καὶ Παλαιστίνης. καὶ γʹ πρὸς τῇ Πανεάδι.
τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καισαρεύς. εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ ἄλλαι τούτῳ τῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορευόμεναι.
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Textual Note
Ed. Billerbeck 2014Translation
Caesarea. Main
city in Cappadocia, formerly Eusebeia and Mazaca, as Strabo (reports). There is also
(Caesarea) Palestinae, and a third at Paneas. The ethnic
designation is Caesarean. There are also other (cities) called by this name.
Translation Note
Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Billerbeck 2014Works Cited
- 1 Stephan of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnica III: Κ-Ο, ed. Margarethe Billerbeck, Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae, 43.3 (Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2014), letter: Κ, entry: 16.
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Joseph L. Rife, “Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/170.
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Joseph L. Rife, “Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/170.About this Entry
Entry Title: Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16
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