Hermocapelia
Town of ancient Lydia
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Hermocapelia or Hermokapeleia, also possibly known as Thyessos, was a town of ancient Lydia.[1] It was inhabited from Classical through Byzantine times.[1] It stood on the Hermus River,[2] "to the west of Apollonis in its own little plain almost completely surrounded by mountains."[3]
It was mentioned by Pliny the Elder[4] and Hierocles[5] but is best known for its coins which it minted,[6][7] and which are in existence today.
The city was the site of an ancient bishopric[8] which remains a vacant titular see to this day.[9][10]
Its site is located in Sakarkaya, Akhisar, south of Suleymanköy in Asiatic Turkey.[1][11]
