Τάβεια
Tabeia, Tabia, Tauion, Tavium
Translated by Paul McKechnie9 Jun 1999Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Name of a city and of a place.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τάβεια· ὄνομα πόλεως καὶ τόπου.
Betacode
*ta/beia: o)/noma po/lews kai\ to/pou.
Notes (1)
- Tabia (present-day Buyuk Nefes) was in the eastern part of Galatia, well to the east of the River Halys; Barrington Atlas map 63 grid F1. Capital of the Trokmoi/Trocmi, who settled in this area after the Gallic migration of the 260s BC. Mentioned by Strabo 12.5.2 as a fortress, an emporion, and a place of refuge (in the precinct of Zeus with its colossal bronze statue).
However [NF], it is possible that the place intended was Tabai/Gabai (Isfahan in modern Iran), a place confusing to ancient geographers.
There is also a Tabai in SW Turkey. - 1The import of this unusual (though cf. delta 335, omicron 707) dual classification is unclear. (Adler reports only 'city' in the Ambrosian Lexicon.) ↩
References
A.H.M. Jones, Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces (Oxford 1971) 100-121
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Revision history7 revisions · last 27 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- another note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added Atlas ref; restorative and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added italics — Catharine Roth
- added note — Nicholas Fincher
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added headwords; augmented note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Paul McKechnie