Aureliopolis in Lydia (Ancient Greek: Αυρηλιούπολις Λυδίας) is a city in theRoman province ofLydia, previously calledTmolus or inGreek Τμῶλος (Tmolos). It issued coinage under each of these names, and one coin combines both names. In theSynecdemus it appears asAuliou Kome. The name "Aureliopolis" was given in honour of the emperorMarcus Aurelius.[1][2][3]
It was a town ofancient Lydia, situated onMount Tmolus, and was destroyed during the Lydia earthquake, otherwise known as the Earthquake of the Twelve Cities, in 17 CE.[4][5][6] Some coins are extant with the inscription Τμωλείτων,[7][8] but the actual minting of the coins issued in its name may have been done in the more important neighbouring city ofSardis.[9]
Aureliopolis was the site of an earlybishopric[10] and the names of five of its ancientbishops are preserved in a number of documents.
No longer a residential bishopric, Aureliopolis in Lydia is today listed by theCatholic Church as atitular see.[13] Titular bishops include:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tmolus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
38°28′34″N27°52′40″E / 38.476241°N 27.877777°E /38.476241; 27.877777
Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|