Bergule or Bergula or Bergoule ( Ancient Greek: Βεργούλη), also Bergulium or Bergoulion (Βεργούλιον), also called Bergulae or Virgulae, was a town in ancient Thrace, which was in later times called Arcadiopolis, Arcadiupolis, or Arkadioupolis (Ἀρκαδιούπολις). [1] It was noted by Ptolemy, [2] and inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [3] Under the name Arcadiopolis in Europa it was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [4]
Its site is located near Lüleburgaz in European Turkey. [3] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bergule". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°24′58″N 27°21′40″E / 41.41621°N 27.36121°E / 41.41621; 27.36121
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Bergule or Bergula or Bergoule ( Ancient Greek: Βεργούλη), also Bergulium or Bergoulion (Βεργούλιον), also called Bergulae or Virgulae, was a town in ancient Thrace, which was in later times called Arcadiopolis, Arcadiupolis, or Arkadioupolis (Ἀρκαδιούπολις). [1] It was noted by Ptolemy, [2] and inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [3] Under the name Arcadiopolis in Europa it was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [4]
Its site is located near Lüleburgaz in European Turkey. [3] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bergule". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°24′58″N 27°21′40″E / 41.41621°N 27.36121°E / 41.41621; 27.36121
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