[2] It also bore the name Leontopolis,[3] and in later days was included in the province of Lycaonia.[4] Along with Isaura Palaea, the city was one of the two major settlements of the region of Isauria (Ἰσαυρία), now southern Turkey, and is identified with Aydoğmuş, formerly Dorla, Bozkır, Konya Province.In the 3rd century, Isaura Nea was the residence of the rival emperor Trebellianus;[6] but in the time of Ammianus Marcellinus nearly all traces of its former magnificence had vanished.[7] The city was the seat of an ancient bishopric and is mentioned in all the Notitiae Episcopatuum of the Byzantine era.[9] Epitaphs have been found of three bishops, Theophilus, Sisamoas, and Mamas, who lived between the years 250 and 400.