Hierapolis (Phrygian Pentapolis)

"Hieropolis" redirects here. For other uses, see Hierapolis (disambiguation).

Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις)^[1] was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.^[2] Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription.^[3]

Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.^[4][5]