Astra (Isauria)

Astra was a town of ancient Isauria, inhabited in Roman times.[1] The name does not occur among ancient authors but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.[1]

Its site is located near Tamaşalık, Asiatic Turkey,[1][2] where an ancient theatre has been found.

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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