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Byzantine monastery rooms with carved windows in a canyon cliff beside a river. Photograph unavailable
Banaz Creek Canyon and Byzantine Rock Monastery of Ancient Pepouza at Karahallı, Uşak

Historical event

170 CE — 600 CERoman eraCulture and memory

Birth of Montanism and Declaration of Holy City Pepouza

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Birth of Montanism and Declaration of Holy City Pepouza (170 CE) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 170 CE — 600 CE · Culture and memory · A link to today · deniz-doga

Event

Birth of Montanism and Declaration of Holy City Pepouza (170 CE) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Birth%20of%20Montanism%20and%20Declaration%20of%20Holy%20City%20Pepouza%20(170%20CE)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Roman era
  • Eastern Roman era

Narrative stops

Research sources