Melitene
Americannoun
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Esar-haddon, at the head of the Assyrian veterans, met them and the Armenian forces, a few weeks afterwards, at a place not far from Melitene, the modern Malatiyeh, in Kappadokia.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Accordingly Valesius concludes that Melitene was not the name of the legion, but of the town in which it was stationed.
From Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Long, George
He also captured the castles of the mountaineers of Melitene.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
His father was a noble and wealthy citizen of Melitene in Armenia.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
There were many Christians in Melitene at the time of the Decian persecution in A.D.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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