Temnos orTemnus (Ancient Greek:Τῆμνος;Aeolic Greek:Τᾶμνος[1]) was a small Greekpolis (city-state) ofancient Aeolis, later incorporated in theRoman province ofAsia, on the western coast of Anatolia. Itsbishopric was asuffragan ofEphesus, the capital andmetropolitan see of the province, and is included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[2]
The little town was near theHermus River, which is shown on its coins. Situated at elevation it commanded a view of the territories ofCyme,Phocaea, andSmyrna. UnderAugustus it was already on the decline; underTiberius it wasdestroyed by an earthquake;[3] and in the time ofPliny it was no longer inhabited. It was, however, rebuilt later.
One of the city's more noteworthy figures was the rhetoricianHermagoras.[4]
During theByzantine period, most probably, it renamed to Archangelus. In 1413 the Turks seized the fortress of Archangelus, which they called Kaiadjik, i.e., small rock; this fortress was situated on the plains of Maenomenus, now known asMenemen.
Its site is located nearGörece, Asiatic Turkey.[5][6]
Le Quien mentions three bishops:[7]
This see is not mentioned in theNotitiae Episcopatuum. Ramsay (Asia Minor, 108) thought the diocese of Temnus identical with that ofArchangelus, which from the tenth to the thirteenth century theNotitiae Episcopatuum assigns toSmyrna.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Temnus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Temnus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.38°40′19″N27°11′49″E / 38.6719°N 27.197°E /38.6719; 27.197
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