Sozopolis (Bithynia)
Sozopolis may refer to : * Sozopolis (Pisidia), a town in the late Roman province of Pisidia, in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) * Sozopolis (Thrace), a seaside city in ancient Thrace (present-day Bulgaria) * Sozopolis in Haemimonto Sozopol ( ; ) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the ''Apollonia'' art and film festival (which takes place in early ...

Sozopolis (Pisidia)
Sozopolis in Pisidia (), which had been called Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία) and Apollonias (Ἀπολλωνίας) during Seleucid times, was a town in the former Roman province of Pisidia, and is not to be confused with the Thracian Sozopolis in Haemimonto in present-day Bulgaria. Its site may correspond to present-day Uluborlu in Isparta Province, Turkey. Location Sozopolis in Pisidia must have been situated in the border region of that province, since some ancient accounts place it in Phrygia. Whereas older source locate it "Souzon, south of Aglasoun"., modern scholars locate its site near Uluborlu, Isparta Province. History Stephanus of Byzantium says that Apollonia in Pisidia (Sozopolis) was originally called Mordiaeon or Mordiaïon (Μορδιάιον), and was celebrated for its quinces. The coins of Apollonia record Alexander the Great as the founder, and also the name of a stream that flowed; by it, the Hippopharas. Two Greek inscriptions of the Roman period copi ...
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Sozopolis (Thrace)
Sozopol ( ; ) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the ''Apollonia'' art and film festival (which takes place in early September) that is named after one of the town's ancient names. Part of Burgas Province and administrative centre of the homonymous Sozopol Municipality, as of December 2009, the town has a population of 5,410 inhabitants. In antiquity, the place was the site of a prosperous Greek colony named ''Antheia'' and later known as ''Apollonia.'' In 72 BC it was devastated by a Roman siege, and became a small town of lesser importance. By the first century AD, the name ''Sozopolis'' began to appear in written records. The busiest times of the year are the summer months, ranging from May to September, as tourists from around the world come to enjoy the weather, sandy beaches, history and culture, fusion cuisine (Balkan and Mediterranean), and atmo ...
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