Abbassus or Ambasum (

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: Abbassus; ), was an ancient town of

Phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires ...

, on the frontiers of the Tolistoboii, in

Galatia Galatia (; grc, Γαλατία, ''Galatía'', "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir, in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (c ...

. It is, perhaps, the same as the ''Alamassus'' reported by of Hierocles, and the ''Amadasse'' whose bishops attended early church councils. The editors of the ''

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'' note that its probable location is near

Synnada Synnada ( gr, τὰ Σύνναδα) was an ancient town of Phrygia Salutaris in Asia Minor. Its site is now occupied by the modern Turkish town of Şuhut, in Afyonkarahisar Province. Situation Synnada was situated in the south-eastern part of ...

, however its precise location is not known.

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