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Bergule

Bergule or Bergula or Bergoule, 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). It was noted by Ptolemy, and inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. 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.

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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.35

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  1. Geogr. Rav. 4.6; Itin. Hier. p. 569; Cedren. p. 266; Theophan. p. 66.
  2. Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.11.12.
  3. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  4. Catholic Hierarchy
  5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 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.


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