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Ipsos

Afyonkarahisar · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Afyonkarahisar
Elevation
1,017 m
Wikidata
Q2732880

About

Ipsus or Ipsos (Ancient Greek: Ἴψος) or Ipsous (Ἴψους), was a town of ancient Phrygia a few miles below Synnada. The place itself never was of any particular note, but it is celebrated in history for the great battle fought in its plains, in 301 BCE, by the aged Antigonus and his son Demetrius against the combined forces of Cassander, Lysimachus, and Seleucus, in which Antigonus lost his conquests and his life. From Hierocles and the Acts of Councils, we learn that in the seventh and eighth centuries it was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, Ipsus remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Location

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Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby

The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Ipsos: about 105 km and 2 h of travel, plus roughly 6 h 30 min for the visits.

  1. 24 km · 24 min by car

    Dokimeion

    Afyonkarahisar

  2. 36 km · 36 min by car

  3. 18 km · 18 min by car

    Prymessos

    Afyonkarahisar

  4. 26 km · 26 min by car

    Synnada

    Afyonkarahisar

  5. 1.0 km · 14 min on foot

    Atatürk's House

    Afyonkarahisar, Şuhut

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