Hierapolis (Phrygian Pentapolis) Explained

Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις)[1] was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription.[2]

Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.

References

38.4618°N 30.1977°W

Notes and References

  1. [W. M. Ramsay]
  2. Ken Tully and Pamela D. Johnston (eds.), The Hagiography of Saint Abercius: Introduction, Texts, and Translations (Routledge, 2023), pp. 12–31.