Thebasa ve Orta Toroslar’ın Bizans-Arap Sınırı. Confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae'daki Gözlemler

Year 2021, Volume: 21, 135 - 160, 15.05.2021

Robert Rokicki

https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.880929

Abstract

Bu makale, Karaman ilindeki Pınarkaya’da (Divaz) bulunan Lykaonia kenti Thebasa için yeni bir konum önermekte ve önceki teşhislere ilişkin eleştirel bir analiz sunmaktadır. Makalede kentin kentsel/dini bir merkezden stratejik askeri bir üsse dönüşümüne işaret eden daha kap-samlı tarihi coğrafi bağlamında Thebasa’nın önemi yeniden değerlendirilmektedir. Birkaç yayın¬lanmamış ören yeri aracılığıyla makale Orta Toros Bölgesi’nin yerleşim ve iletişim ağlarına yeni bir bakış sunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, 8. yüzyıldan 9. yüzyıla geçiş döneminde Bizans-Arap ilişki¬lerinin dinamiklerine dair yeni yorumlar da getirilmektedir.

Keywords

Thebasa, Lykaonia, Kilikia, Tauros Geçitleri, Bizans-Arap sınırı, Bizans-Arap ilişkileri

Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae

Abstract

This paper proposes a new location of the Lycaonian city of Thebasa at Pınarkaya (Divaz) in the province (il) of Karaman and provides a critical analysis of its previous identifications. It revaluates the importance of Thebasa in a broader, geo-historical context pointing out its transformation from a commercial hub to a strategic military base. Through several unpublished sites, the paper presents a fresh look at the settlement and communication networks of the Middle Taurus Region. It also develops new interpretations of the dynamics of Byzantine-Arab relations at the turn of the eighth and ninth centuries.

Keywords

Thebasa, Lycaonia, Cilicia, Taurus passes, Byzantine-Arab frontier, Byzantine-Arab relations

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