Mosynopolis

Mosynopolis
Μοσυνόπολις (Ancient Greek)
Maximianopolis
A central plan church in Mosynopolis
Mosynopolis is located in Greece
Mosynopolis
Location within Greece
41°07′43″N 25°19′31″E / 41.12861°N 25.32528°E / 41.12861; 25.32528
TypeSettlement
CulturesRoman, Byzantine
LocationNear Komotini, Greece
RegionThrace
History
Abandoned13th century
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Mosynopolis (Greek: Μοσυνόπολις) 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. Only ruins now remain in Greek Thrace.