Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16
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Καισάρεια

,

Παλαιστίνης

, and

(Caesarea) Palestinae

are directly attested at Stephanus of Byzantium, Book of Nations Κ 16. This passage was written ca. 530-560 C.E. possibly in Constantinople. 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.

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.

[Ed. Billerbeck 2014]

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. [Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Billerbeck 2014]

Works Cited

[...] Κ 16

[Strabo, Geography 16.2.7]

[Caeasarea Mazaca (Eusebeia)

Paneas (Caesarea Philippi)]

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