Abbassus
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Abbassus or Ambasum (Latin: Abbassus[1]; Ἄμβασον[2]), was an ancient town of Phrygia, on the frontiers of the Tolistoboii, in Galatia.[3] It is, perhaps, the same as the Alamassus reported by of Hierocles,[4] and the Amadasse whose bishops attended early church councils. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World note that its probable location is near Synnada[5], however its precise location is not known.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–57). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ Livy xxxviii. 15.
- ^ Steph. B. s. v.
- ^ Liv. xxxviii. 15.
- ^ Hierocles, p. 678
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 62 & p. 966.
