Ilistra

Ancient city in Lycaonia

Ilistra (Ancient Greek: Ἴλιστρα) was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times.^[1] It was on the road from Laranda to Isaura, which is still in existence.^[2] Ilistra became a seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[3]

Its site is located near Yollarbaşı, Karaman Province, Turkey.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 675.
^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ilistra". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.