Pompeiopolis

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Pompeiopolis (Greek Πομπηιόπολις ), also Pompeioupolis ( Πομπηιούπολις ), was an ancient city in Asia Minor landscape Paphlagonia in the north of present-day Turkey.

The city, of which some remains are preserved, ( antique: Amnias ) was in today's Taşköprü on the southern bank of the Gok Irmak on a road connection from western Asia Minor to Armenia. She was appointed by the Roman general Pompey during his war against Mithridates VI. founded by Pontus in 64 BC. Apparently moved to Pompey in the city named after him and Romans, as show names of residents and the use of the Roman calendar. Pompeiopolis was initially part of the province of Bithynia et Pontus and 39 BC was assumed by Marcus Antonius Galatian princes clientele. Under Augustus Pompeiopolis was re- founded and was the metropolis and seat of the Parliament of Paphlagonia, now the Roman province of Galatia belonged.

In imperial times, several families from Pompeiopolis rose in the imperial aristocracy, so that of Gaius Claudius Severus ( Suffektkonsul 112), Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus (consul 146) and Gnaeus Claudius Severus (consul 173), and possibly Tiberius Claudius Subatianus Aquila ( Prefect of Egypt 206-211 ) and Tiberius Claudius Proculus Subatianus ( governor of Numidia 208-210 ). Perhaps the town was in the late 2nd century temporarily the name Sebaste, show how coins.

In late antiquity was Pompeiopolis seat of a bishop, later archbishop. From the Diocese of the Titularerzbistum Pompeiopolis emerged in Paphlagonia the Roman Catholic Church. The city was still in the Byzantine period, but was abandoned in the 14th century at the latest.

Since 2006 Pompeiopolis is explored by an international project led by the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Munich.