Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[1]

Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 676.
  2. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

38°27′42″N 30°11′52″E / 38.461767°N 30.197699°E / 38.461767; 30.197699

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