Hadrianopolis
Hadrianopolis or Hadrianoupolis (Greek: Ἁδριανούπολις), sometimes written Adrianopolis, was the name of numerous cities in the ancient world, named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian. The Latin names, though generally superseded, are still used to name their episcopal sees (actual or titular).
- in Europe
- Hadrianopolis (in Hæmimonto), capital of Turkish Thrace, known in English as "Adrianople", now Edirne, Turkey
- Hadrianopolis in Cilicia, now Mersin, Turkey
- Hadrianopolis in Epirus, now Dropull, Albania
- Hadrianopolis in Pontus, better known as Neocaesarea, now Niksar, Turkey
- Hadrianopolis, Athens, or a part of Athens, in the Roman period, found on the Arch of Hadrian (Athens)
- in Asia
- Hadrianopolis in Honoriade, also Constanti(n)a, now Viranşehir in southeastern Anatolia (modern Turkey)
- Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, north-western Anatolia (modern Turkey)
- Hadrianopolis in Pisidia, southern Anatolia (modern Turkey)
- in Africa
- Hadrianopolis, also called Hadriane, now Deriana, Libya
See also
- Adrianopolis (disambiguation)
- Hadriana
- Hadriane
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