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Appolena

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
38.959, 31.148
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey

History

Appolena was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.

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