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Geographical Fragments on Isauria by Capito

The Geographical Fragments on Isauria is a lost work of regional geography and history attributed to an author named Capito. It survives only as a series of fifteen brief excerpts preserved within the sixth-century CE geographical lexicon known as the Ethnica, compiled by Stephanus of Byzantium. The original work’s full title, scope, and structure are unknown; the modern designation is descriptive, derived from the content of the surviving passages. These fragments primarily document place names within Isauria, a mountainous region in southern Asia Minor, and its bordering territories, including parts of Lycia, Phrygia, and Cappadocia. The entries typically record a settlement’s name, its regional classification, and the demonym for its inhabitants, occasionally noting variant names or forms. The work’s transmission is entirely dependent on Stephanus’s quotations, and the fragments were later systematically collected and numbered by Felix Jacoby in his authoritative collection Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker, where Capito is listed as author 103. Although the original text appears to have had limited direct influence in antiquity, the surviving fragments constitute a source, if a scant one, for the historical geography of Asia Minor. They provide evidence for the toponymy and perceived cultural boundaries of Isauria, a region historically noted for its rugged terrain and persistent resistance to external control, particularly during the Roman period. As such, the work represents a minor but tangible example of the Hellenistic and Roman tradition of local history and chorography.

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Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Ἐδεβησσὸς, πόλις Λυκίας, ὡς Καπίτων ἐν Ἰσαυρικῶν αʹ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἐδεβησσεὺς καὶ Ἐδεβήσσιος.

Κοτράδης, πόλις Ἰσαυρίας. Καπίτων Ἰσαυρικῶν πρώτῳ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κοτραδεώτης, ἀπὸ τῆς γενικῆς τῆς Κοτράδεως.

Λαλίσανδα, πόλις Ἰσαυρικὴ, ὡς Καπίτων Ἰσαυρικῶν πρώτῳ· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Λαλισανδεύς. Οἱ νῦν δὲ Δαλίσανδα καὶ Δαλισανδεώτας.

Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Ἀλίμαλα, χωρίον Λυκίας. Καπίτων ἐν Ἰσαυρικῶν δευτέρῳ. Ο ἐνοικοῦντες Ἀλιμαλεῖς.

Ἀρύκανδα, πόλις Λυκίας, ὡς Καπίτων ἐν Ἰσ. δευτέρῳ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀρυκανδεύς.

Σύβρα, οὐδετέρως, Φρυγίας φρούριον, ὡς Καπίτων ἐν Ἰσ. δευτέρῳ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Συβριανός.

Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Ἀρνεαὶ, πόλις Λυκίας μικρὰ, ὡς Κ. ἐν Ἰσ. τρίτῳ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀρνεάτης.

Μενεδήμιον, πόλις Λυκίας. Κ. ἐν Ἰσ. τρίτῳ. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μενεδήμιος ἢ Μενεδημιεύς.

Σύεδρα, πόλις Ἰσαυρίας, ὡς Κ. ἐν Ἰσ. τρίτῳ. Ὁ πολίτης Συεδρεύς.

Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Καυίνδανα, Ἰσαυρίας κώμη. Κ. Ἰσ. ἕκτῳ: Ὁ κωμήτης Καυινδανεώτης.

Μούκισσος, πόλις Καππαδοκίας δευτέρας. Κ. Ἰσ. ἕκτῳ.

Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Ψίμαθα, χωρίον Ἰσαυρίας. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ψιμαθεῖς. Καπίτων ἐν πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ· «Κόνωνα δὲ παρόντα Ψιμαδέα μεγάλως ἐφιλοφρονήσατο.»

Στέφανος ὁ Βυζάντιος : Ἀκαρασσὸς, πόλις Λυκίας, ὡς Καπίτων. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀκαράσσιος καὶ Ἀκαρασσεὺς, σύνηθες ἀεὶ τοῖς τὴν χώραν οἰκοῦσιν.

Ἀμάσεια, πόλις Ποντική ... Ὁ πολίτης Ἀμασεύς, ὡς Στράβων· κατὰ δὲ Καπίτωνα Ἀμασεώτης.

Δέρβη, φρούριον Ἰσαυρίας καὶ λιμήν. Ὁ κατοικῶν Δερβήτης ... Λέγεται δʼ ἴσως καὶ Δέρβεια καὶ τὸ ἐθνικὸν Δερβείτης. Καπίτων δὲ Δέρμην φησί. Τινὲς δὲ Δέλβειαν, ὅ ἐστι τῇ τῶν Λυκαόνων φωνῇ ἄρκευθος· καὶ Ἀρκεύθη ἡ πόλις.

Πιτύη, πόλις Καρίας. Οἱ πολῖται Πιτυᾶται. Καπίτων δʼ αὐτὴν διὰ δύο σ λέγει.

Μοναβαὶ, πόλις Ἰσαυρίας. Καπίτων ἐν Ἰσαυρικοῖς. Τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μοναβάτης.