Heraclea (Perinthus) - ܗܪܩܠܝܐ

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Metropolis of the Late Roman province Europa in Thrace, its significance dwindled in Late Antiquity because of the rise of Constantinople which was located only 90km to the east. Joh. Eph., EH 1.9, mentions it as a place of exile for miaphysites.1

Names

  • ܗܪܩܠܝܐ
  • Heraclea (Perinthus)
  • ܗܪܩܠܝܐ2
  • Herakleia in Thrace1

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 40.971013° Long. 27.952973°3

Descriptions

Metropolis of the Late Roman province Europa in Thrace, its significance dwindled in Late Antiquity because of the rise of Constantinople which was located only 90km to the east. Joh. Eph., EH 1.9, mentions it as a place of exile for miaphysites.1
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  • 1 Alexander P. Kazhdan (ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005)., p: 915.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 8, chapter: 3.1.9.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/511357

How to Cite This Entry

Silvio Roggo, “Heraclea (Perinthus) - ܗܪܩܠܝܐ ” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/5611.

Bibliography:

Silvio Roggo, “Heraclea (Perinthus) - ܗܪܩܠܝܐ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5611.

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