Hierapolis (Phrygian Pentapolis)
Town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia
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Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις)[1] was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[2] Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription.[3]
Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]
