Prymnessus
city in Phrygia known from numismatic evidences and the Episcopal List of Cuncil of Nicaea 787
Prymnessus or Prymnessos (Ancient Greek: Πρύμνησσος), or Prymnesus or Prymnesos (Πρύμνησος), or Prymnesia (Πρυμνησία) was a town of ancient Phrygia. Its site is located near Sülün in Asiatic Turkey.
History
The town was inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
The martyr and saint Ariadne of Phrygia lived here according to her vita.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Prymnessus” is city in Phrygia known from numismatic evidences and the Episcopal List of Cuncil of Nicaea 787. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Prymnessus, city and Phrygia, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city in Phrygia known from numismatic evidences and the Episcopal List of Cuncil of Nicaea 787” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q29310814. Authority coordinates are 38.697, 30.569. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Prymnessus”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Prymnessus primary sources, Prymnessus archive and Prymnessus research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Prymnessus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.