Martyropŏlis

Martyropŏlis

Martyropŏlis (a. Geogr.), Stadt in Sophene (Armenien), am Nymphios; vom Kaiser Justinian zur Festung u. zum Sitz des ersten Dur von Armenien gemacht; beim jetzigen Meia Farekin.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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