Town of ancient Lydia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Lydia_circa_50_AD_-_English_legend.jpg/220px-Lydia_circa_50_AD_-_English_legend.jpg)
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ John-Anthony Cramer, A Geographical And Historical Description of Asia Minor with a Map. (Oxford University Press, 1832), p 433-434.
- ^ Halsey L. Royden, The Magistrates of the Roman Professional Collegia in Italy: From the First to the Third Century A.D. (Review by: Willem Jongman) American Journal of Philology Vol. 111, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 281-283 .
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.30.
- ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 670.
- ^ Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Hermocapelia.
- ^ mantis.
- ^ Michel Le Quien, Oriens christianus (ex Typographia Regia, 1740) p.889.
- ^ Hermocapelia at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Hermocapelia at GCathollic.org.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
38°55′18″N 27°36′54″E / 38.921548°N 27.614993°E / 38.921548; 27.614993
Authority control databases: Geographic ![]() |
---|
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction