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Hadrianopolis or Hadrianoupolis (Greek: Ἁδριανούπολις), sometimes written Adrianopolis, was the name of numerous cities in the ancient world, named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian. The Latin names, though generally superseded, are still used to name their episcopal sees (actual or titular).

in Europe
  • Hadrianopolis (in Hæmimonto), capital of Turkish Thrace, known in English as "Adrianople", now Edirne, Turkey
  • Hadrianopolis in Cilicia, now Mersin, Turkey
  • Hadrianopolis in Epirus, now Dropull, Albania
  • Hadrianopolis in Pontus, better known as Neocaesarea, now Niksar, Turkey
  • Hadrianopolis, Athens, or a part of Athens, in the Roman period, found on the Arch of Hadrian (Athens)
in Asia
in Africa
  • Hadrianopolis, also called Hadriane, now Deriana, Libya

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