SUBZUPARA
SUBZUPARA a place in Thracia, on the road from Philippopolis to Hadrianopolis (
Itin. Ant. pp. 137, 231).
It is called Castozobra or Castra Iarba in the
Itin. Hieros. (p. 568), and
Καστράιαρβα by Procopius (
de Aed. 4.11. p. 305, ed. Bonn), and still retains the name of
Castro Zarvi, or simply
Zarvi. It has, however, also been identified with
Hirmenly and
Coiunlou. In the
Tab. Peut. it is called Castra Rubra.
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