An overview of Byzantine Period settlements around Comana Pontica in north-central Turkey


Erciyas B., Sokmen E.

BYZANTINE AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.119-141, 2010 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/030701310x12572444129383
  • Dergi Adı: BYZANTINE AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.119-141
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The sanctuary of Comana Pontica in north-central Anatolia, dedicated to a local Anatolian deity, Ma, was a significant part of the Hellenistic kingdom of the Mithradatids which continued to be of some importance under the Roman emperors. During the Byzantine period, as a result of the introduction of, and adaptation to, Christianity in the region, significant changes in settlement pattern/organization at and in the vicinity of Comana took place. This article illustrates these changes through the architectural and archaeological material discovered during surveys and offers a preliminary interpretation of the settlement patterns around Comana in the Byzantine period.