Malus or Malos () was a town of

ancient Galatia Galatia (; , ''Galatía'') was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (cf. Tylis), who settled h ...

, inhabited during

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

times. It was the site of the martyrdom of Theodotus of Ancyra. Its site is located near

Kalecik Kalecik may refer to: Places *Kalecik, Ankara in Turkey *Kalecik, Çermik *Kalecik, Eğil *Kalecik, Erzincan *Kalecik, Hınıs *Kalecik, Karakoçan *Kalecik, Mecitözü *Kalecik, Tercan *Kalecik Dam (Elazığ), a dam in Elazığ Province of Turkey ...

, in Asiatic Turkey.

References

Populated places in ancient Galatia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire History of Ankara Province {{Ankara-geo-stub