Pamphylia – from Attaleia to Side
- Written by Portal Editor
Pamphylia was an ancient region on the central southern coast of Asia Minor, roughly situated between the modern cities of Antalya and Mersin, bordered by the Taurus Mountains in present-day Turkey.
The neighbouring regions were Lycia (to the west), Pisidia (to the north, with which the border began to blur around the turn of the millennium), and Cilicia to the east. In Roman times, it formed the province of Lycia et Pamphylia together with Lycia (images from Perge).
The main town of the Pamphylian region was Side, where evidence of a distinct Sidetic language has also been found. Pamphylia is mentioned in the New Testament as the homeland of God-fearing men who witnessed the so-called Pentecost miracle (Acts 2:10).
Other ancient cities in Pamphylia included Alara, Andida, Aspendos, Attaleia, Etenna, Hamaxia, Korakesion, Kibyra, Kremna, Laertes, Maximianupolis, Lyrbe, Perge, Syllaion, and Trebenna.
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