Paul of Samosata was Bishop of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heresy named after him. He was a believer in monarchianism, a nontrinitarian doctrine; his teachings reflect adoptionism.
Paul of Samosata preaches from the pulpit.
Samsat, formerly Samosata is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It is the seat of Samsat District. The town is populated by Kurds of the Bezikan tribe.
Samsat
Coin of Hadrian from Samosata
Depiction of the Byzantine attack on Samosata in 859, from the Madrid Skylitzes