ao GEOGRAPHY. 



capital of Honorias. Constantine divided Galatia into a northern part, G. 

 Prima, and a southern, G. Secunda ; Ancyra, now Angora, was the capital of 

 the former, Pessinus that of the latter. Cappadocia, the most eastern pro- 

 vince of Asia Minor, and now the Turkish province of Caramania, was sep- 

 arated into two provinces, Cappadocia Prima in the north, and Cappadocia 

 Secunda in the south ; the former had Caesarea (previously Mazaca) for its 

 capital, and the latter Tyane, now Kills Hissar. Ponhis, the most northern 

 part of Asia Minor, included the present Pachalics of Trebisonde and 

 Siwas ; it was divided into an eastern part, P. Polemoniacus, and a west- 

 ern, Helenopontus (previously Pontus Galatlcus) : chief towns, Trapezus, now 

 Trebisonde, under Trajan, the capital of Pontus Cappadocius ; Amasia, 

 capital of Helenopontus ; Neo-Csesarea, capital of P. Polemoniacus. The 

 Provinces of Armenia Prima and Secunda together, constituted Lesser 

 Armenia. 



The Diocese Asia or Asiana formed eleven provinces ; Asia Proconsularis, 

 Hellespontus, Insulse, Pamphylia, Lydia, Caria, Lycia, Lycaonia, Pisidia, 

 Phrygia Salutaris, and Pacatiana. The Province Asia Proconsularis in- 

 cluded the western coast of Asia Minor, from Cape Lectum to the mouth of 

 the Mseander, or the greater part of the old districts of ^olis and Ionia, 

 with the neighboring parts of Mysia and Lydia (towns, Pergamum, now 

 Pergama or Bergama ; Smyrna, Clazomenae, Colophon, and Ephesus). The 

 Province Hellespontus embraced Troas and most of the northern parts of 

 Mysia. The Province Insulce included all the islands belonging to Asia 

 Minor, with Rhodes, situated on an island of the same name, for the capital. 

 The most important of these islands are : Tenedos on the coast of Mysia, and 

 Lesbos (capital Mitylene) on the coast of Ionia ; Chios, now Scio ; Psyra, 

 now Ipsara ; Samos, Icaria ; on the coast of Caria, Patmos, now Patmo ; 

 Leros, Calymna, Cos, Nisyros, Telos, and Syme. The Province of Pam- 

 phylia was a narrow strip of coast in the south of Asia Minor, with Syde 

 for its capital. The Province of Lydia contained only the southern part of 

 ancient Lydia, the northern and smaller portion having been added to Phrygia 

 under the name of Mseonia. The Province of Caria, the south-western part 

 of the peninsula, embraced the present Turkish province of Ahdinella and 

 Mentechseli ; in it was situated the town of Miletus. The Province of Lycia, 

 a peninsula on the southern coast of Asia Minor, now forms the western 

 part of the district Tekeh. Lycaonia had for its capital Iconium, now 

 Konieh or Kunjeh. Pisidia included the district of Isauria. Phrygia, the 

 most western of the interior divisions of Asia Minor, was divided into the 

 Province, P. Salutaris, or Salutaria, the largest and most central portion of 

 the country (capital Synnada), and P. Pacatiana (subsequently Capatiana), a 

 long and narrow strip in the west, with Laodicea or Lycos as its capital. 

 The most northern part of Phrygia was called P. Epictetus, the south-eastern 

 P. Parorios. 



The Diocese Egypt contained the following as the more important 



towns: 1. Lower Egypt; Alexandria, capital of the Empire of the 



Ptolemies, now Scanderick ; Canopus ; Athribis : Babylon, now Baboul, on 



the boundary between Middle and Lower Egypt; Pelusium. 2. Middle 



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