Hadrianotherae Explained

Hadrianotherae or Hadrianutherae or Hadrianoutherai (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι) was a town of ancient Mysia, on the road from Ergasteria to Miletopolis. It was built by the emperor Hadrian to commemorate a successful hunt which he had had in the neighbourhood.[1] Coins from this town issued during the reign of Hadrian onwards are preserved. It seems to have been a place of some note; for it was the see of a bishop, and on its coins a senate is mentioned. No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[2]

Its site is located near Balıkesir in Asiatic Turkey.

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39.6067°N 27.9107°W

Notes and References

  1. [Cassius Dio]
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2h08.html Catholic Hierarchy