Dabanas

Dabanas (Ancient Greek: Δαβανάς) was a fortress in Osroene, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[1] It is mentioned by Procopius[2] and was used by the emperor Justinian I.

Its site is located near Dibni in Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 89, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Procopius, de Aed. 2.4.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

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