Trapezopolis
{{Short description|City of ancient Caria}}
Trapezopolis ({{langx|grc|Τραπεζόπολις}}) or Trapezoupolis (Τραπεζούπολις) was a city of ancient Caria, and later in the late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Prima.
History
At an earlier stage, Trapezopolis was part of Caria, as reported by Ptolemy{{Cite Ptolemy|2.2.18}} and Pliny the Elder, but by the time of Socrates of Constantinople, Hierocles and the various Notitiae Episcopatuum it belonged to Phrygia Pacatiana.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15023b.htm Sophrone Pétridès, "Trapezopolis" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1912)]
Its site is located near Boli in Asiatic Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|65}}{{Cite DARE|22994}}
Episcopal seat
The bishopric of Trapezopolis was a suffragan of Laodicea, the capital and metropolitan seat of the province of Phrygia Pacatiana Prima. It is mentioned as a residential see until the 13th century and is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular seats.Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), p. 995
Le Quien names six bishops of Trapezopolis:{{Oriens Christianus|volume=1|at=cols. 809-810}}
- Hierophilius, prior to 400;
- Asclepiades, present at the Council of Ephesus (431);
- John, at the Council of Chalcedon (451);
- Eugenius, at the Trullan Council (692);
- Zacharias, at Second Council of Nicaea (787);
- Leo, at the Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic) (879).
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Category:Catholic titular sees in Asia
Category:Populated places in ancient Caria
Category:Populated places in Phrygia
Category:Former populated places in Turkey
Category:Roman towns and cities in Turkey
Category:Populated places of the Byzantine Empire
Category:History of Denizli Province
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