▁Sea ▁coast , ▁which ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁Pont us . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁August opol is ▁( which ▁pres umably ▁had ▁its ▁name ▁changed ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁August us ) ▁was ▁" former ly ▁An ab ura ▁( Sur men eh ) ". < ref >[ http :// www . the od ora . com / ency c lopedia / p / ph ry gia . html ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁ 1 1 th ▁edition , ▁" Ph ry gia "] </ ref > ▁The ▁Ph ry g ian ▁town ▁of ▁An ab ura ▁is ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Liv y ▁as ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁cons ul ▁G na eus ▁Man lius ▁V ul so ▁from ▁Syn n ada ▁to ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁the ▁Al ander . ▁▁ ▁E cc les iast ical ▁history ▁ ▁August opol is ▁in ▁Ph ry gia ▁became ▁a ▁Christian ▁bishop ric . ▁In ▁the ▁Late ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁Ph ry gia ▁Sal ut aris ▁Prima , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁Syn n ada ▁in ▁Ph ry gia ' s ▁Metropolitan ▁Arch bishop ric . ▁ ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁four ▁of ▁its ▁resident ial ▁b ish ops ▁are ▁known ▁because ▁of ▁being ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ext ant ▁documents . ▁ ▁Phil ic ad us ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A rian ▁fa ction ▁that ▁signed ▁the ▁profession ▁of ▁faith ▁of ▁A ca cius ▁of ▁Ca es