Acmonia or Akmonia ( grc, Ἀκμονία) is an ancient city of

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, in

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, now known as Ahat Köyü. It is mentioned by

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(Pro Flacco, 15) and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and

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. Under the Romans, it was within the conventus iuridicus of Apamea.

Bishopric

Acmonia was the seat of a bishop in antiquity. It appears in the ''

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'' from the 10th to the 12th or 13th century. The first bishop whose name is known is Optimus, who was transferred to the

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before 381. Gennadius took part in the

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in 451. Theotimus signed in 459 the decree of

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against the simoniacs. Paulus was at the

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in 787. Eustathius was a both the

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and the Council of Constantinople (879). Somewhat less certain is the attribution to this diocese of Basilius, who participated in the

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in 680. He is recorded as bishop of Κολωνία Πακατιανή (Colonia of the province of Pacatiana) but, as there is no record of such a diocese, it is thought that Κολωνία is a mistake for Ἀκμωνία (Acmonia). No longer a residential bishopric, Acmonia is today listed by the

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as a

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.''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 823

Excavations

In 2000, a large mosaic floor depicting a gymnasium was discovered in Acmonia. Despite the emergency excavations, which started on 26 June 2000, one part of the mosaic was stolen from the excavation site. The stolen parts were later recovered in Istanbul after a police raid in 2002.

References

;Notes ;Sources *Nezih Başgelen, "Çalınan Geçmiş, Yitirilen Miras. Akmoneia (Ahatköy) Mozaikleri." ''Arkeoloji ve Sanat'' 22(2000).97: 23-25.

External links

"Ancient Akmonia to be protected", ''Turkish Daily News'' May 19, 2005
* History of Uşak Populated places in Phrygia Former populated places in Turkey Byzantine sites in Anatolia Populated places in Banaz District Catholic titular sees in Asia {{Uşak-geo-stub

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