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*Porsulae/Maximianopolis, also known as Mosynopolis, was a Byzantine town along the Via Egnatia in Thrace; its position is close to the modern Greek city of Komotini.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501574

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.1284271816, 25.3254190943

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- CFL/AGO Location: Maximianoupoli-Mosynopoli (AD 300 - AD 1453)
- OSM location of Μαξιμιανούπολις (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Corsulae (unspecified date range)
- Maximianopolis (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Porsulae (30 BC - AD 640)

*Porsulae/Maximianopolis makes connections with:

*Porsulae/Maximianopolis located on Via Egnatia (unspecified date range)

*Porsulae/Maximianopolis receives connections from:

None

Place type:
church, settlement, archaeological site

References:

Evidence:

TP (Talbert: CUP) 7B4 (Talbert 2046)

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 51 E2 *Porsulae/Maximianopolis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: 3 miles W Komotine

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Suggested citation:
E.N. Borza, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, G. Reger, and R. Talbert, '*Porsulae/Maximianopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501574> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501574 |title=Places: 501574 (*Porsulae/Maximianopolis) |author=Borza, E. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 12:38 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}