Hellenopolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Ryan Horne
Creators: Ryan Horne
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Oct 04, 2024 06:19 PM
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History
Likely founded by Attalos II, Hellenopolis was initially populated by an amalgamation of citizens from several nearby Greek cities, and was located somewhere near the Mysia-Bithynia border.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/23296898
40.1190592496, 29.3079013581
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- Hellenopolis part of (regional) Bithynia (region) (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Hellenopolis part of (regional) Mysia (region) (330 BC - 30 BC)
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This site is different from https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/511240 as "This Hellenopolis should be distinguished from Drepanon on the Astakene Gulf, which was renamed Helenopolis by Constantine the Great in honor of his mother (Amm. Marc. 26.8.1)." (Cohen, s.v. Hellenopolis)
Ryan Horne, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Hellenopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/23296898> [accessed: 19 November 2024]
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