Miletopolis
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Town in the north of ancient Mysia
Miletopolis (
Milesian colony. Strabo mentions that a part of the inhabitants of the town were transferred to Gargara at some indeterminant time.[2]
It was Christianised at an early date and remains a
Roman Catholic Church.[6] Between 1970 and 1975, Stylianos Harkianakis, who would later become Archbishop Stylianos of Australia held the title of Greek Orthodox Bishop of Miletopolis. Since 2011, the Greek Orthodox Bishop to hold the title of Miletopolis is Bishop Iakovos of Miletopolis who serves as an assistant bishop in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
.
Its site is located near Karacabey, Bursa Province, Turkey.[7][8]
References
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p.575, xiv. p. 681. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.32, 5.40.
- ^ "Religion". 28 December 2017.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Miletopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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