Zenopolis or Zenoupolis () or Zenonopolis (Ζηνωνόπολις, "city of
Zeno
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* Zeno of Citium (333 – 264 B ...
) is a name given to at least three cities of the
Roman Empire
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Zenopolis (Isauria)
Zenopolis () was an ancient Roman and Byzantine city in Isauria. Its site is located near Elmayurdu in Asiatic Turkey.
History
This city was the birthplace of Emperor Zeno (474–491), and was renamed in his honour. Its previous name was Rusum ...
, near present-day Elmayurdu, Turkey
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Zenopolis (Lycia)
Zenopolis () was an ancient Roman and Byzantine city and episcopal see variously placed in Lycia or in neighbouring Pamphylia.
At the Second Council of Constantinople (553), one bishop signed as "Gennadius by the mercy of God bishop of the Zenopol ...
, Turkey
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Zenopolis (Phoenicia), near present-day Damascus, Syria
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