Viranşehir, Türkiye
Constantia
Constantia or Konstantia was a town of some importance in the province Osrhoene in Mesopotamia, on the road between Nisibis and Carrhae, at no great distance from Edessa. It was, after his departure from Nisibis, the residence of the dux Mesopotamiae until the foundation of Dara. There is considerable variation in different authors in the way in which the name of this town is written and the names under which it is known, including: Constantia or Konstantia, Constantina or Konstantina, Antoninopolis, Nicephorium or Nikephorion, Maximianopolis, Constantinopolis in Osrhoene, Tella and Antiochia Arabis, Antiochia in Mesopotamia and Antiochia in Arabia.
- City
- Viranşehir
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia