Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ ( Ancient Greek: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις) [1] was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [2] Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription. [3]
Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
38°27′42″N 30°11′52″E / 38.461767°N 30.197699°E / 38.461767; 30.197699
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