Midaeium orMidaëum orMidaeion (Ancient Greek:Μιδάειον), orMidaium orMidaion (Μιδάιον), was a town in the northeast ofancient Phrygia. It was situated on the little riverBathys, on the road fromDorylaeum toPessinus, and inRoman times belonged to theconventus ofSynnada.[1][2][3][4] In theSynecdemus it appears asMedaium orMedaion (Μεδάϊον).[5] The town, as its name indicates, must have been built by one of the ancient kings of Phrygia, and has become celebrated in history from the fact thatSextus Pompeius, the son ofPompey the Great, was there taken prisoner by the generals ofMarcus Antonius, and afterwards put to death.[6] It has been supposed, with some probability, that the town ofMygdum, mentioned byAmmianus Marcellinus,[7] is the same as Midaeium.
It was the see of a bishop in antiquity; no longer a residential bishopric, under the name Midaëum it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[8]
Its site is located nearKarahüyük,Eskişehir,Asiatic Turkey.[9][10]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Midaeium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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