Arasaxa
Arasaxa, also known as Arathia and Arassaxa, was a town of ancient Cappadocia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[1] It may be this Arathia which was a bishopric in antiquity (see Arathia).
Its site is located near Akmescit, Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]
References
- Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 64, and directory notes accompanying.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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