Miletopolis (Ancient Greek:Μιλητόπολις) orMiletoupolis (Μιλητούπολις) was a town in the north ofancient Mysia, at the confluence of the riversMacestus andRhyndacus, and on the west of the lake which derives its name from the town.[2][3][4] It was aMilesian colony.Strabo mentions that a part of the inhabitants of the town were transferred toGargara at some indeterminant time.[2]
It was Christianised at an early date and remains abishopric of theGreek Orthodox Church[5] and atitular see of theRoman 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 theGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
Its site is located nearKaracabey,Bursa Province,Turkey.[7][8]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Miletopolis".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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