Maionia or Maeonia (Greek: Μαιονία), was a city of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era located near the Hermos River,[1] in ancient Lydia. Both Ramsay and Talbert[2] tentatively identified the ancient polis with the modern village of Koula (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
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Maeonia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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