▁her ▁husband ▁Id as . ▁It ▁should ▁like wise ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Mount ▁Mar p essa ▁on ▁Par os . ▁ ▁History ▁Several ▁sources ▁whose ▁information ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁B CE ▁phil os opher ▁Her ac l ides ▁Pont icus ▁( see ▁below ) ▁refer ▁to ▁Mar p ess os ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁( Lat in ▁vic us , ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁ κ ώ μ η ) ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Ger g is . ▁Dem et ri us ▁of ▁S ce ps is ▁( as ▁preserved ▁by ▁P aus an ias : ▁see ▁below ) ▁refers ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁pol is ▁which ▁in ▁his ▁day ▁( the ▁mid - 2 nd ▁century ▁B CE ) ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁It ▁is ▁unlikely ▁that ▁Mar p ess os ▁was ▁ever ▁an ▁independent ▁pol is , ▁and ▁so ▁here ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁probably ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁' town , ▁urban ▁settlement '. ▁Ger g is ▁advert ised ▁its ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Sib yl ▁ ▁by ▁displaying ▁her ▁head ▁on ▁its ▁coin age ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁B CE . ▁Mar p ess os ▁probably ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Il ion ▁when ▁Ger g is ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Il ion ▁after ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Ap ame a ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 ▁B CE . ▁ ▁The ▁Sib yl ▁at ▁Mar p ess os ▁There