Aureliopolis in Lydia
Aureliopolis in Lydia is a city in the Roman province of Lydia, previously called Tmolus or in Greek Τμῶλος. It issued coinage under each of these names, and one coin combines both names. In the Synecdemus it appears as Auliou Kome. The name "Aureliopolis" was given in honour of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
History
It was a town of ancient Lydia, situated on Mount Tmolus, and was destroyed during the Lydia earthquake, otherwise known as the Earthquake of the Twelve Cities, in 17 CE. Some coins are extant with the inscription Τμωλείτων, but the actual minting of the coins issued in its name may have been done in the more important neighbouring city of Sardis.Bishop
Aureliopolis was the site of an early bishopric and the names of five of its ancient bishops are preserved in a number of documents.- Antiochus took part in the First Council of Nicaea in 325
- John participated actively in the Council of Ephesus in 321
- Eutropius signed a synodical decree of Patriarch Gennadius I of Constantinople in about 460
- Theodotus was at the Trullan Council of 692, and Nicolaus at the Second Council of Nicaea in 787
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- Franz Anton Gindl, Bishop of Brno
- Antonín Arnošt Schaaffgotsche
- John Francis Whelan,
- Jean-Pierre-Ignace Galfione,
- Joseph Colgan
- Edward Likowski
- Hubert-Olivier Chalifoux
- João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira
- Salvatore Asta