:''Hellenopolis was also a name of
Harran
Harran is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km2, and its population is 96,072 (2022). It is approximately southeast of Urfa and from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale.
...
in the ancient province of Syria.''
Hellenopolis () was a city in Anatolia (perhaps
Bithynia
Bithynia (; ) was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It bordered Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast a ...
or
Mysia
Mysia (UK , US or ; ; ; ) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey). It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lyd ...
) founded by an
Attalus
Attalus or Attalos may refer to:
People
*Several members of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon
**Attalus I, ruled 241 BC–197 BC
**Attalus II Philadelphus, ruled 160 BC–138 BC
**Attalus III, ruled 138 BC–133 BC
*Attalus, father of Ph ...
, by gathering together the inhabitants of a number of Greek cities.
References
*''The Hellenistic settlements in Europe, the islands, and Asia Minor'' By Getzel M. Cohen Page 397
Attalid colonies
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