Hadriania (Mysia)
Hadriania or Hadrianeia ( grc, Ἁδριάνεια) was a town of ancient Mysia. It was the seat of a bishop from an early date. No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its site is located near Dursunbey Dursunbey, formerly Balat, is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country l ... in Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in ancient Mysia Former populated places in Turkey Catholic titular sees in Asia History of Balıkesir Province Hadrian Populated places established in the 2nd century Roman towns and cities in Turkey {{Balıkesir-geo-stub ...
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Ancient Mysia
Mysia (UK , US or ; el, Μυσία; lat, Mysia; tr, Misya) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey). It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lydia on the south, Aeolis on the southwest, Troad on the west, and the Propontis on the north. In ancient times it was inhabited by the Mysians, Phrygians, Aeolian Greeks and other groups. Geography The precise limits of Mysia are difficult to assign. The Phrygian frontier was fluctuating, while in the northwest the Troad was only sometimes included in Mysia. The northern portion was known as "Lesser Phrygia" or ( grc, μικρὰ Φρυγία, mikra Phrygia; la, Phrygia Minor), while the southern was called "Greater Phrygia" or "Pergamene Phrygia". Mysia was in later times also known as Hellespontine Phrygia ( grc, Ἑλλησποντιακὴ Φρυγία, Hellespontiake Phrygia; la, Phrycia Hel ...
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