Ipsus orIpsos (Ancient Greek:Ἴψος) orIpsous (Ἴψους), was a town ofancient Phrygia a few miles belowSynnada. The place itself never was of any particular note, but it is celebrated in history for the greatbattle fought in its plains, in 301 BCE, by the agedAntigonus and his sonDemetrius against the combined forces ofCassander,Lysimachus, andSeleucus, in which Antigonus lost his conquests and his life.[1] FromHierocles[2] and the Acts of Councils,[3] we learn that in the seventh and eighth centuries it was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, Ipsus remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[4]
Its site is located nearÇayırbağ inAsiatic Turkey.[5][6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ipsus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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