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Greek town of ancient Mysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poemanenum or Poimanenon (Ancient Greek: Ποιμάνινον)[1] was a Greek town of ancient Mysia, south of Cyzicus and on the southwest of Lake Aphnitis. It belonged to the territory of Cyzicus was well fortified, and possessed a celebrated temple of Asclepius. Other writers call the town Poemanenus or Poimanenos (Ποιμανηνός)[2] or Poemanentus or Poimanentos (Ποιμάνεντος).[3] Its inhabitants are called Poemaneni (Ποιμανηνοί)[4] According to the Notitiae Episcopatuum, it became a bishopric. No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5] Nearby was fought the Battle of Poemanenum in 1223 or 1224.
Its site is located near Alexa in Asiatic Turkey.[6][7]
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