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Misis Bridge

Location:

  • Türkiye, Geçitli
  • geo:36.957516,35.623405
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

  • -5xxx / unknown

Class:

  • Vicus or canabae
  • invisible

Identifiers:

Annotations

There is in Cilicia a certain city called Mopsuestia, said to be the work of that ancient seer. Alongside this flows the Pyramus River, which, while it adds beauty to the city, can be crossed only by a bridge.  But as much time passed it came about that the greater part of the bridge had suffered; indeed it seemed to be on the point of falling at any moment and for this reason death faced those who crossed it1

Sources:

  1. Procopius, On Buildings, §5.5.1
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § M459.1

References

  1. Procopius of Caesareia


Nearby

Mopsuestia Tumulus

Mopsuestia Tumulus

Misis Theatre

Misis Theatre


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