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Mokissos orMokisos (Ancient Greek:Μωκισσός or Μωκησός) orMokison (Μωκισόν) was a town ofancient Cappadocia. TheRomans called the cityMocisus orMocissus, andMocisum, and after the city was rebuilt by theByzantine EmperorJustinian (527-565), it was renamedJustinianopolis (Ἰουστινιανούπολις). Justinian made Mocisus the capital of the province ofCappadocia Tertia, and elevated its bishopric to the rank ofecclesiastical metropolis, with an eparchia that stretched south of theHalys River (Turkish:Kızılırmak), the longest river ofAsia Minor. The name Justinianopolis was retained until the end of Byzantine rule.Stephanus of Byzantium calls the townMoukissos (Μούκισσος). In theSynecdemus, the name appears asRhegemoukisos (Ῥεγεμουκισός) andRhegekoukisos (Ῥεγεκουκισός), the latter evidently an error.
Mokissos is also the formal name for a now inactiveDiocese of theGreek Orthodox Church. The current bishop of Mokissos is Demetrios.
Its site is located nearHelvadere,Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mocisus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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