Augusta

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

AUGUSTA( Eth. Augustanus, Steph. B. s. v. Αὔγουστα), a Cilician town, in the interior. (Plin. Nat. 5.27.) The name shows that it was either founded under the patronage of some Roman emperor, or a new Roman name was given to an old place. Ptolemy places this town in a district named Bryelice.
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