Thebasa ve Orta Toroslar’ın Bizans-Arap Sınırı. Confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae'daki Gözlemler

Öz

Bu makale, Karaman ilindeki Pınarkaya’da (Divaz) bulunan Lykaonia kenti Thebasa için yeni bir konum önermekte ve önceki teşhislere ilişkin eleştirel bir analiz sunmaktadır. Makalede kentin kentsel/dini bir merkezden stratejik askeri bir üsse dönüşümüne işaret eden daha kap-samlı tarihi coğrafi bağlamında Thebasa’nın önemi yeniden değerlendirilmektedir. Birkaç yayın¬lanmamış ören yeri aracılığıyla makale Orta Toros Bölgesi’nin yerleşim ve iletişim ağlarına yeni bir bakış sunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, 8. yüzyıldan 9. yüzyıla geçiş döneminde Bizans-Arap ilişki¬lerinin dinamiklerine dair yeni yorumlar da getirilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Thebasa
• Lykaonia
• Kilikia
• Tauros Geçitleri
• Bizans-Arap sınırı
• Bizans-Arap ilişkileri

Thebasa and the Byzantine-Arab Frontier of the Middle Taurus. Observations in confinio Lycaoniae atque Ciliciae

Abstract

This paper proposes a new location of the Lycaonian city of Thebasa at Pınarkaya (Divaz) in the province (il) of Karaman and provides a critical analysis of its previous identifications. It revaluates the importance of Thebasa in a broader, geo-historical context pointing out its transformation from a commercial hub to a strategic military base. Through several unpublished sites, the paper presents a fresh look at the settlement and communication networks of the Middle Taurus Region. It also develops new interpretations of the dynamics of Byzantine-Arab relations at the turn of the eighth and ninth centuries.

Keywords

• Thebasa
• Lycaonia
• Cilicia
• Taurus passes
• Byzantine-Arab frontier
• Byzantine-Arab relations

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