Mosynopolis

Mosynopolis
Μοσυνόπολις
A central plan church in Mosynopolis
Mosynopolis is located in Greece
Mosynopolis
Shown within Greece
Alternative nameMaximianopolis
LocationNear Komotini, Greece
RegionThrace
Coordinates41°07′43″N 25°19′31″E / 41.12861°N 25.32528°E / 41.12861; 25.32528
TypeSettlement
History
Abandoned13th century
CulturesRoman, Byzantine
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Mosynopolis (Greek: Μοσυνόπολις), of which only ruins now remain in Greek Thrace, was a city in the Roman province of Rhodope, which was known until the 9th century as Maximianopolis (Μαξιμιανούπολις) or, to distinguish it from other cities of the same name, as Maximianopolis in Rhodope.[1]