Η Σαφράμπολη της Μικράς Ασίας και το πρόβλημα του ονόματος της κατά τη βυζαντινή περίοδο
Part of : Δελτίο Κέντρου Μικρασιατικών Σπουδών ; Vol.14, 2004, pages 9-41
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Saframpoli in Asia minor and the question of its name in the byzantine period
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Saframpoli (Saframbolu today) is a town located in Paphlagonia in northernAsia Minor. It was populated by Greeks and Ottoman Turks until the last century.The written history of Saframpolu dates back to the 14th century A. D.The Greeks claim the name of the town in the Byzantine period was Theodoroupolis,though it never appears in the literature of the region. One can findin the town various monuments of the Hellenistic period that indicate the existenceof an important city in the region. In particular, the still existing epigraphon the door of the Christian Orthodox Church dedicated to protomartyrHagios Stefanos indicates the church was built by Empress Eudokia Athinaisin the early Byzantine era (5th century A. D.). One of the stories that survivesuntil nowadays among the Greek people of Saframpolu is that of thecapture of the town by the Ottoman Turks. This story has many similarities tothe description of the capture of Dadybra by the Turks in the second half ofthe 12th century, given by Nikitas Choniates. Seals (molybdobula) from the10th century bearing the picture of Hagios Stefanos and the names of thebishops of Dadybra indicate that the latter was the ancient Saframbolu, theonly town in the region having an old church dedicated to the aforementioned saint.
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