Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Drew Bear
Creators: T. Drew Bear
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Feb 15, 2026 08:38 AM
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History
An ancient city of Asia Minor, today Ballıhisar in Turkey.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/609500
39.3328818668, 31.5835606226
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of excavated temple area at Pessinus (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
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- Ballıhisar (Turkish, modern)
- Iustinianoupolis (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Pesinvnte (Pesinunte: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Πεσσινούς (Pessinous: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis part of (administrative) Galatia (30 BC - AD 300)
- Temple of Cybele located at Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Trikomia 3 located near Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis (unspecified date range)
- Trikomia 3 next place in route Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis (30 BC - AD 640)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 62 G3 Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ballıhisar
T. Drew Bear, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Pessinous/Iustinianoupolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/609500> [accessed: 10 May 2026]
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