Hadrianotherae or Hadrianutherae or Hadrianoutherai (Ancient Greek: Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι) was a town of ancient Mysia, on the road from Ergasteria to Miletopolis. It was built by the emperor Hadrian to commemorate a successful hunt which he had had in the neighbourhood.[1] Coins from this town issued during the reign of Hadrian onwards are preserved. It seems to have been a place of some note; for it was the see of a bishop, and on its coins a senate is mentioned.[2] No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3]
Its site is located near Balıkesir in Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hadrianutherae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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