v ila ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Á v ila <0x0A> </s> ▁T ym and us ▁or ▁T ym and os ▁() ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mand os , ▁M andas ▁K iri , ▁or ▁Y ass i ▁Ver an , ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ▁and ▁By z antine - era ▁city ▁in ▁northern ▁P is idia ▁( now ▁southern ▁Turkey ). ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁monuments ▁from ▁Roman ▁times ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Location ▁T ym and us ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁P is idia , ▁between ▁Phil om el ion ▁and ▁So z opol is ▁( Ap oll onia ). ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁modern ▁town ▁of ▁Y ass ı ö ren ▁north ▁of ▁I sp arta ▁and ▁near ▁Lake ▁E ğ ird ir . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁broad ▁flo od ▁plain ▁running ▁east ▁into ▁Lake ▁E ğ ird ir . ▁ ▁Environment ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁a ▁hot ▁summer ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification : ▁D sa ) ▁with ▁cold , ▁snow y ▁winter s ▁and ▁hot , ▁dry ▁sum mers . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁status ▁During ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁T ym and us ▁asked ▁the ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁for ▁municipal ▁status ; ▁their ▁request ▁was ▁granted , ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁both ▁an ▁ins cription ▁in ▁T ym and us , ▁and ▁an ▁ep ist le ▁of ▁the ▁em peror , ▁possibly ▁Dioc let ian .