Eumeneia orEumenia (Ancient Greek:Εὐμένεια) was a town ofancient Phrygia, situated on the river Glaucus, on the road fromDorylaeum toApameia.[1][2][3] It is said to have received its name fromAttalus II, who named the town after his brother and predecessor,Eumenes II.[4] As of the 19th century, ruins and curious sculptures still marked the place as the site of an ancient town. On some coins found there we read Εὐμενέων Ἀχαίων, which seems to allude to the destruction ofCorinth, at which troops of Attalus were present. The district of the town bore the nameEumenetica Regio, mentioned byPliny the Elder.[1] It was inhabited duringHellenistic,Roman, andByzantine times; for a time it also bore the nameFulvia.[5]
It was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, under the name Eumenia it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[6]
Its site is located nearIşıklı inAsiatic Turkey.[5][7]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eumeneia".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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