Mokissos or Mokisos () or Mokison (Μωκισόν) was a town of

ancient Cappadocia Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir Province, Nevşehir, Kayseri Province, Kayseri, Aksaray Province, Aksaray, Kırşehir Province, Kırşehir, Sivas Prov ...

. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum, and after the city was rebuilt by the

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(527-565), it was renamed Justinianopolis (Ἰουστινιανούπολις). Justinian made Mocisus the capital of the province of

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, and elevated its bishopric to the rank of

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, with an eparchia that stretched south of the

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(), the longest river of

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. The name Justinianopolis was retained until the end of Byzantine rule. Stephanus of Byzantium calls the town Moukissos (Μούκισσος). In the '' Synecdemus'', the name appears as Rhegemoukisos (Ῥεγεμουκισός) and Rhegekoukisos (Ῥεγεκουκισός), the latter evidently an error. Mokissos is also the formal name for a now inactive

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of the

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. The current bishop of Mokissos is Demetrios. Its site is located near Helvadere, Asiatic Turkey.

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