Anazarbus

Anazarbus

Anazarbus ranks 10,722nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hofuf, Khwarezm, and Abensberg. Memorable people born in Anazarbus include Pedanius Dioscorides. Memorable people who died in Anazarbus include Julian of Antioch, Hethum II, King of Armenia, and Leo III, King of Armenia. Anazarbus has been the birth place of many physicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Anazarbus is located in Türkiye.

Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis (Ancient Greek: Ἀναζαρβός / Ίουστινούπολις, medieval Ain Zarba; modern Anavarza; Arabic: عَيْنُ زَرْبَة), was an ancient Cilician city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it. It was destroyed in 1374 by the forces of the Mamluk Empire, after their conquest of Cilician Armenia. Read more on Wikipedia