| Pednelissus | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
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Pednelissus or Petnelissus (both forms are used in ancient writings and on the city's coins, the latter form alone appearing in its later coins) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πεδνηλισσός) was a city on the border between Pamphylia and Pisidia in Asia Minor.[1]
Writing in about AD 530, Hierocles placed it in the later Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda,[2] a reckoning accepted also in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees, which thus makes Perge its metropolitan see.[3] Earlier, Strabo (64/63 BC – c. AD 24) placed it in Pisidia and said that it was north of Aspendus.[4] It was near the Eurymedon River, on the southwestern slope of Mount Taurus, overlooking the Pamphylian plain.[1] [5] [6]
The site of the city does not appear to have been identified with certainty; but it is generally believed to be a site near the village of Kozan, Gebiz, Antalya. The ruins of this site are considerable, covering a wide area. Among the better preserved structures are the agora and a gate-tower. Meagre remains of a Byzantine church can also be found.[7]
Polybius gives a detailed account of a war waged against Pednelissus by the neighbouring city of Selge. Pendnelissus called in the Seleucid ruler Achaeus, who forced Selge to yield under onerous terms.[1] [5] [8] In 102 BC, Pednelissus became subject to Rome. In 50 BC Cicero was governor of Cilicia and Pisidia and makes mention of Pednelissus.[5]
From the time of Trajan (98-117 AD) to the late 3rd century, Pednelissus minted bronze coins, which seem not to have had a wide circulation.[1]