Maionia or Maeonia ( Greek: Μαιονία), was a city of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era located near the Hermos River, [1] in ancient Lydia. Both Ramsay and Talbert [2] tentatively identified the ancient polis with the modern village of Koula ( Turkish for fortress) a village known for its carpet manufacture. [3]
The town is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, [4] Hierocles, [5] and in the Notitiae Episcopatuum. Several coins from Maionia exist. In antiquity the city was part of the Katakekaumene Decapolis of towns. Once the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [6]
Its site is located near Menye in Asiatic Turkey. [7] [8]
References
- ^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor ( Cambridge University Press, 2010) p123.
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of Greek and Roman World (Princeton University Press, 2000) p849.
- ^ Ramsay, p123.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.30.
- ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 670.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Maeonia".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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