Apollonos Hieron (
Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος ἱερόν, "Temple of
Apollo")[1] was an ancient city of
Lydia.
Location
It was located about 300
stadia from
Pergamon on a hill,[2] but its exact location is unknown.[3]
The inhabitants of the village of
Buldan hold that their town is the location[4] of Apollonos Hieron. However, Buldan is known to be the site of
Tripolis, and both cities sent separate delegates to the
Council of Chalcedon. Ramsay[5] believed that both cities were adjacent to each other and this may explain why Pliny thought the name of Tripolis had previously been Apollonos. He more generally puts it in the Plain of Philadelphia, in the
Lykos River Valley.[6]
Apollonos Hieron was known for its temple,[7][8] and is mentioned by
Pliny,[9][10] who describes it as small. It is possibly mentioned by Aristides[clarification needed][11] and
Strabo.[12] Apollonos Hieron minted its own coins,[13][14][15] of which there are today many examples.
^Sir
William Mitchell Ramsay, The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia: Being an Essay of the Local History of Phrygia from the Earliest Times to the Turkish Conquest, Volume 2 (Clarendon Press, 1897) p178-179.
^W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor
p124.
^Alexander MacBean, Samuel Johnson,A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History (G. Robinson, 1773)
pA-P.
^John Anthony Cramer, A geographical and historical description of Asia Minor, Volume 1 (The University Press, 1832) p 454.
^Alexander MacBean, Samuel Johnson,A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History (G. Robinson, 1773)
pA-P.