Pompeiopolis was a Roman city-state and a titular see in ancient Paphlagonia, situated today in the Taşköprü district, Kastamonu, Turkey. The exact location is 45 km north of Kastamonu, to the north of Taşköprü, in the valley today known as Gökırmak (Roman name Amnias, or Amneus). The borders of Pompeiopolis reach the Küre mountains to the north, Ilgaz mountains to the south, Halys river to the east and Pınarbaşı valley to the west. The city remnants today consist of an acropolis, rock-cut tombs, tumuli, a bridge and remains of houses with mosaic tile floors. It is believed that many more artifacts and remnants can be uncovered if further archaeological diggings can be conducted at the Zımbıllı hills within the city boundaries. When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... Paphlagonia was an ancient area on the Black Sea coast of north central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia and Pontus, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia) by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus. ... TaÅŸköprü is a district of Kastamonu Province of Turkey. ... Shows the Location of the Province Kastamonu Kastamonu is one of the Provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea Region, to the north of the country. ... Ilgaz is a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey. ... Acropolis (Gr. ... A tumulus (plural tumuli, from the Latin word for mound or small hill, from the root to bulge, swell also found in ) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. ... Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

Pompeiopolis is said to have been established together with Andrapa-Neapolis by the Roman general and politician Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) in the year 64 BC in the double province of Bithynia - Pontus. The town, which ranked as a metropolis, was annexed to the vassal princes of Paphlagonia, and in 6 BC, after the death of Deiotaros Philadelpho, the last king of Paphlagonia, annexed to the Galatia province of the Roman Empire. While the city flourished and grew during this period, it was the metropolis of Paphlagonia from the reign of Antoninus Pius to Gallienus. The city was called Sebaste for a short period of time during the patronship of Claudius Severus, Marcus Aurelius' son-in-law. Rare coins surviving from that era bear the inscriptions "Sebaste Metropolis of Paphlagonia". İskilip is a district of Çorum Province of Turkey, on the left bank of the River Kızılırmak, located at 56 km from the city of Çorum, 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Ankara and 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Kastamonu. ... Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir [1] (Classical Latin abbreviation: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS[2], Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC–September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61... Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine (today Black Sea). ... Traditional rural Pontic house A man in traditional clothes from Trabzon, illustration Pontus is the name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the main), by... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 A metropolis (in Greek μήτηρ, mētēr = mother and πόλις, pólis = city/town) is a big city[1], in most cases with over half a million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius (September 19, 86–March 7, 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. ... Gallienus depicted on a lead seal Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (218-268) ruled the Roman Empire as co-emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and then as the sole Roman Emperor from 260 to 268. ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26, 121[1] – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death. ... Numismatics is the scientific study of currency and its history in all its varied forms. ...

It is believed that Pompeiopolis was shortly deserted in late 6th or early 7th centuries AD due to the attacks of Persian or Arab tribes, and with the rearrangements of the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Probably in conjunction with the reorganization of the province, Pompeiopolis received the title autocephalus archdiocese. The region was conquered by the Turks in 11th century; also in the same period, Pompeiopolis became a metropolitan see until the 14th century when the diocese was suppressed. Among the fourteen titulars of the diocese are Philadelphus at the First Council of Nicaea, Severus of Constantinople and Theodore of Constantinople. The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Languages Arabic and other minority languages Religions Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Christianity, Druzism and Judaism An Arab (Arabic: ) is a member of a complexly defined ethnic group who identifies as such on the basis of one or more of either genealogical, political, or linguistic grounds. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, Greek: Ιουστινιανός;) commonly known as Justinian I, or (among Eastern Orthodox Christians) as Saint Justinian the Great; c. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... The First Council of Nicaea, held in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day Iznik in Turkey), convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in 325, was the first ecumenical[1] conference of bishops of the early Christian Church, and most significantly resulted in the first uniform Christian doctrine, called the Nicene... This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). ...

The antic city and the remains will be preserved and exhibited by a Museum of Archaeology that is planned to be built in Taşköprü by the Turkish Ministry of Culture. The first excavations in the area were conducted in 1910 which revealed some columns and mosaic tile panels, however, a devastating fire that broke out in 1927 in the nearby residential area had greatly harmed the ruins. Many of the artifacts that were revealed in the excavations are currently being exhibited in the Museum of Archaeology of Kastamonu. The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning. ... Kastamonu (Greek: Κασταμόνου) is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. ...

The Pompeiopolis in Pahphlagonia must not be confused with the Soloi-Pompeiopolis in Cilicia, also established by Pompeius. The swan mosaic at Soli Soli or Soloi (Greek: Σόλοι) is an ancient city on the island of Cyprus, located south-west of Morphou and on the coast in the gulf of Morphou. ... Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ...

References and external links

• Article by Prof. Dr. Nusret ARAS, Rector of the Ankara University

• Pompeiopolis, Catholic Encyclopedia