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ATTALIA

(Gk. Attáleia)

A port city (modern Antalya) lies on the southwestern corner of Asia Minor on the Mediterranean Sea, ca. 36.5 m. (120 ft.) above the mouth of the Catarrhactes River. The city, founded by and named after Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamum (159-138 b.c.e.), was located on a trade route between Macedonia and Syria and Egypt. It was the harbor for Perga, capital of the province of Pamphylia. Paul and Barnabas passed through Attalia as they returned to Antioch (Acts 14:25).

Remnants of Hellenistic defenses are evident in the existing city walls. These walls, complemented with towers, extended to an outer harbor, which the Attalians could close by stretching a chain across the entrance. A triple gate, built by Hadrian (117-138 c.e.), and an aqueduct also survive.

Steven L. Cox






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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