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Melitene

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[mel-i-tee-nee] / ˌmɛl ɪˈti ni /

noun

  1. ancient name of Malatya.


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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

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

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)

Melitene was also the name of the district in which this town was situated.

From Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Long, George

Another important road connected Sision with Cocysus and Melitene.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various