Hermocapelia or Hermokapeleia, also possibly known as Thyessos, was a town of ancient Lydia. It was inhabited from Classical through Byzantine times. It stood on the Hermus River,John-Anthony Cramer, A Geographical And Historical Description of Asia Minor with a Map. (Oxford University Press, 1832), p 433-434. "to the west of Apollonis in its own little plain almost completely surrounded by mountains."Halsey L. Royden, The Magistrates of the Roman Professional Collegia in Italy: From the First to the Third Century A.D. (Review by: Willem Jongman) American Journal of Philology Vol. 111, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 281-283 .
It was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and Hierocles but is best known for its coins which it minted,Ancient Coinage of Lydia, Hermocapelia. mantis. and which are in existence today.
The city was the site of an ancient bishopricMichel Le Quien, Oriens christianus (ex Typographia Regia, 1740) p.889. which remains a vacant titular see to this day.Hermocapelia at catholic-hierarchy.org. Hermocapelia at GCathollic.org.
Its site is located in Sakarkaya, Akhisar, south of Suleymanköy in Asiatic Turkey.
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