Hermocapelia Explained

Hermocapelia or Hermokapeleia, also possibly known as Thyessos, was a town of ancient Lydia. It was inhabited from Classical through Byzantine times. It stood on the Hermus River,^[1] "to the west of Apollonis in its own little plain almost completely surrounded by mountains."^[2]

It was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and Hierocles but is best known for its coins which it minted,^{[3] [4]} and which are in existence today.

The city was the site of an ancient bishopric^[5] which remains a vacant titular see to this day.^{[6] [7]}

Its site is located in Sakarkaya, Akhisar, south of Suleymanköy in Asiatic Turkey.

References

38.9215°N 27.615°W

Notes and References

1. John-Anthony Cramer, A Geographical And Historical Description of Asia Minor with a Map. (Oxford University Press, 1832), p 433-434.
2. Halsey L. Royden, The Magistrates of the Roman Professional Collegia in Italy: From the First to the Third Century A.D. (Review by: Willem Jongman) American Journal of Philology Vol. 111, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 281-283 .
3. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/lydia/hermocapelia/i.html Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Hermocapelia
4. http://numismatics.org/search/results?q=mint_facet:%22Hermocapelia%22 mantis.
5. [Michel Le Quien]
6. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2h31.html Hermocapelia
7. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0735.htm Hermocapelia