Arianzus

Coordinates: 38°15′39″N 34°23′16″E / 38.2607085°N 34.387768°E / 38.2607085; 34.387768
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Arianzus or Arianzos (Greek: Αριανζός) was a town of ancient Cappadocia, inhabited in Byzantine times.[1] Arianzus is a titular see of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Gregory of Nazianzus was born in Arianzus.[2]

Its site is located near the Sivrihisar settlement in Güzelyurt, Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Gregorius Nazianzenus, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology William Smith, Ed.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

38°15′39″N 34°23′16″E / 38.2607085°N 34.387768°E / 38.2607085; 34.387768