Antiochia Lamotis

Antiochia Lamotis (Greek : Αντιόχεια η Λαμωτίς), Antiochia in Isauria (Αντιόχεια της Ισαυρίας), or Antiochia super Cragum^[1] is a Hellenistic city in ancient Cilicia, Anatolia at the mouth of Lamos (or Lamus) river. The site is on the coast a few kilometers southwest of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey.

During Roman times, it was the capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia.^[2] The town also bore the name Lamus or Lamos (Λάμος). The river is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium,^[3] and both the river and the town by Strabo ^[4] and Ptolemy.^[5] The river, which is otherwise of no importance, formed the boundary between Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Propria.

The town later became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a titular see in the Roman Catholic Church under the name of Lamus.^[6]

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lamus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray.