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Tityassus or Tityassos was a town of ancient Isauria and of Pisidia, inhabited in Hellenistic and Roman times. [1] It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [2]

Its site is located near Yenişarbademli (Bademli), Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Catholic Hierarchy
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 37°42′01″N31°24′05″E / 37.700415°N 31.401349°E / 37.700415; 31.401349