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Caesarea
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[1] Main town of Cappadocia, modern Kayseri

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(Καισάρεια; Kaisáreia, Iranian or cuneiform Mazaka). Main town of  Cappadocia (Str. 12,2,7-9), modern Kayseri.

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I. Early History to Roman Times

C. succeeded the nearby ancient centre of K…

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Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt), Leisten, Thomas (Princeton) and Huß, Werner (Bamberg), “Caesarea”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e224030>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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