Metropolis (southern Phrygia)
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Ancient town in southern Phrygia
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Roman Catholic Church.[5]
Modern scholars locate its site near Tatarlı, Afyonkarahisar Province, Asian Turkey.[6][7]
References
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.
- ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 673.
- Geography, XII, viii, 13; XIV, il, 29.
- ^ Livy, History of Rome, 38.15.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Metropolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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