Antiochia ad Cragum
Antiochia ad Cragum (Greek: Αντιόχεια του Κράγου) also known as Antiochetta or Latin: Antiochia Parva (meaning "Little Antiochia") is an ancient Hellenistic city on Mount Cragus overlooking the Mediterranean coast, in the region of Cilicia, in Anatolia. In modern-day Turkey the site is encompassed in the village of Güneyköy, District of Gazipaşa, Antalya Province.
Some ruins at Antiochia ad Cragum | |
Shown within Turkey | |
| Alternative name | Antiochetta, Antiocheta, Antiochia Parva, Antiocheta in Rufine |
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| Location | Antalya Province, Turkey |
| Region | Cilicia |
| Coordinates | 36°09′26″N 32°24′56″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 170 BC |
| Cultures | Hellenistic, Roman, Armenian, Byzantine, Medieval |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2005-2019 |
| Archaeologists | Michael Hoff, Timothy Howe, Rhys Townsend, Ece Erdoğmuş, Birol Can |
| Condition | In ruins |
| Management | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
The city was founded by Antiochus IV Epiphanes around 170 BC. It minted coins from the mid-first to the mid-third centuries, the last known of which were issued under Roman Emperor Valerian. The city became part of the kingdom of Lesser Armenia in the 12th century. In 1332, the Knights Hospitallers took the city, after which it was known variously as Antiochetta, Antiocheta, Antiocheta in Rufine (Papal bull of Pope John XXII), and Antiochia Parva.
Some scholars claim an identity of Antiochia ad Cragum with the city Cragus (Kragos), or although it lies more than 100 km away, with Sidyma, which some scholars assert was the Lycian Cragus (Kragos).
Ruins of the city remain, and include fortifications, baths, chapels, the Roman necropolis, a wine press, and the largest Roman mosaic found in Turkey.
In 2018, latrine mosaics with dirty jokes about Narcissus and Ganymede were discovered in Antiochia ad Cragum, and in 2019, a large pool mosaic was discovered near the city.