Poemanenum

Greek town of ancient Mysia

Poemanenum or Poimanenon (Ancient Greek: Ποιμάνινον)^[1] was a Greek town of ancient Mysia, south of Cyzicus and on the southwest of Lake Aphnitis. It belonged to the territory of Cyzicus was well fortified, and possessed a celebrated temple of Asclepius. Other writers call the town Poemanenus or Poimanenos (Ποιμανηνός)^[2] or Poemanentus or Poimanentos (Ποιμάνεντος).^[3] Its inhabitants are called Poemaneni (Ποιμανηνοί)^[4] According to the Notitiae Episcopatuum, it became a bishopric. No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[5] Nearby was fought the Battle of Poemanenum in 1223 or 1224.

Its site is located near Alexa in Asiatic Turkey.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ so in Niketas Choniates
^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 662.
^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.32.
^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Poemanenus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.