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Chamanene (Ancient Greek: Χαμμανηνή) was an area in central Turkey during the Roman Empire, that adjoined Galatia to the north and west. The area is referred to by Ptolemy, Strabo and Basil of Caesarea. It also appears on Peutinger Table.

The district may have had its origins as a prefecture created by Archeläus of Cappadocia during Hellenistic times and give its name to the modern district of Kaman.

Towns in the district included:

See also

  • Morimene – District in the northwest of ancient Cappadocia

References

  1. W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010) p300.
  2. Conrad Mannert: Geography of the Greeks and Romans: Asia Minor. Vol. 6, vol. 2, (Nuremberg, 1801), p. 249.
  3. ^ Strabo, Geography 12.1.4. Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Basil of Caesarea. letter 83.
  5. Théodore Reinach: Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus. With corrections and supplements of the author, German by A. Goetz, (Leipzig, 1895). (Reprint: Hildesheim 1975. ISBN 3-487-05585-6 , p.217 f.)
  6. Julius Billerbeck: Handbook of ancient geography. To use for schools and to look up in the preparation for the classical writers. (Leipzig, Hahn, 1826), p. 102.
  7. AD Mordtmann: About the altphrygische language. In: Proceedings of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 1862, vol. 1, pp. 12 ff., 36.
  8. From Tribe to Town: The Early History of Kaman.
  9. Sevan Nişanyan: Adini unutan Ülke. Türkiye'de Adı Değiştirilen Yerler Sözlüğü. 1st edition. Everest Yayınları, İstanbul 2010 ISBN 978-975-289-730-4 , S. 202nd
  10. DH French: A Study of Roman Roads in Anatolia :. Principles and Methods. In: Anatolian Studies. 24, 1974, pp. 143-149, p. 148.
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