Cidramus

Town of ancient Phrygia and later of Caria

Cidramus or Kidramos, also known as Kidrama, was a town of ancient Phrygia and later of Caria, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times.^[1] It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[2] The town issued coins with the legend ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ.

Its site is located near Yorga in Asiatic Turkey.^[3]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ 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). "Cidramus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.