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Neocaesarea, located in Pontus Polemoniacus , which, on account of its late origin, is not mentioned by any writer before the time of Pliny , was situated on the eastern bank of the river Lycus , 100 Km to the east of Amasia . (Plin. vi. 3; Tab. Peuting. ) It was the capital of the district, and celebrated for its size and beauty, and is of historical importance on account of the ecclesiastical council held there in 314 . We possess no information about the date of its foundation; but the earliest coins we have of it bear the image of the Roman Emperor Tiberius ; whence it is probable that Neocaesarea was founded, or at least received that name, in the reign of Tiberius, when Strabo , who does not notice it, had already composed his work. It must have rapidly risen in extent and prosperity, as in the time of Gregorius Thaumaturgus , who was a native of the place, it was the most considerable town in Pontus . (Greg. Neocaes. Vit. p. 577; Amm. Marc. xxvii. 12; Hierocl. p. 702; Basil, ''Epist.'' 210; ''Acta Eutych.'' c. 7; comp. Steph. B. s. v.; Solin. 45; Ptol. v. 6. § 10.) According to Paulus Diaconus (''Hist. Misc.'' ii. 18), the town was once destroyed by an earthquake; and from Stephanus it seems that at one time it was called Adrianopolis or Hadrianopolis. The city is also famous for its waters. |
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