"Berbe" is an alternative name for the ancient city of "Verbe". Unfortunately, information about the
history of the town is scanty.
Berbe
1. Location-Name
In
Antiquity, Berbe was a town in SW
Pisidia. It was located in the
Taurus Valley, near Andeda. It has been identified with a small ancient settlement at the modern village of Yelten (formerly known as Yerten), which lies 8 km to the SE of Pogla and 3 km to the south of Andeda.
An
inscription found in Andeda confirms the vicinity of Berbe. The
inscription refers to a high priest, who was a citizen of Andeda but also a priest in Berbe. That topographical information is documented by Hierocles.
Berbe is not mentioned by ancient sources. On inscriptions and coins dated to the Imperial period the national name Ourbianon occurs. However, the name of the ancient city cannot be
restored with certainty. Nevertheless, later sources attest the names Barbe and Berbe.
2. History-Archaeology
Information about the
history of the town is scanty. Inscriptions testify the presence of a
boule and a demos in the Imperial period, as well as of games. Berbe participated in the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
The town issued coins for the first time during
Commodus’ reign (180-192) and continued until the mid-3rd century. The tendency to represent certain deities on the
reverse, as well as their references on inscriptions is considered an indication for their cult in Berbe.
Only very few ruins are visible nowadays around Yelten, such as
stone blocks, bases and reliefs.
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