Mesotymolus was an ancient

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and

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-era city on the

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. The city was the seat of an ancient

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which remains a vacant

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to this day. Traditionally, its site has been connected with ruins near

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,Titular Episcopal See of Mesotymolus
GCatholic modern scholars treat Mesotymolus as unlocated.

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