Hierapolis (Phrygian Pentapolis)

Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Ιεράπολις Ierapolis) or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις) was a town of the Phrygian Pentapolis in ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription.

"Hieropolis" redirects here. For other uses, see Hierapolis (disambiguation).

Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.

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