Maionia in Lydia
Maionia or Maeonia (Ancient Greek: Μαιονία), was a city of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era located near the Hermos River,[1] in ancient Lydia, one of the kingdoms of Asia Minor. Both Ramsay and Talbert[2] tentatively identified the ancient polis with the modern village of Kula (Turkish for fortress) a village known for its carpet manufacture.[3]
The town is mentioned by Pliny the Elder,[4] Hierocles,[5] and in the Notitiae Episcopatuum. Several coins from Maionia exist. In antiquity the city was part of the Katakekaumene Decapolis of towns. Once the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[6]
Its site is located near Menye in Asiatic Turkey.[7][8]
References
- Back to citation W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010) p123.
- Back to citation Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of Greek and Roman World (Princeton University Press, 2000) p849.
- Back to citation Ramsay, p123.
- Back to citation Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 5.29.30.
- Back to citation Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 670.
- Back to citation Catholic Hierarchy
- Back to citation Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- Back to citation Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.