The Hexapolis (Greek: Ἑξάπολις) was a district in Armenia Minor, mentioned in the early Byzantine period (7th–8th centuries).
It comprised the cities of Melitene, which was the district capital, Arka, Arabissos, Kukusos, Komana and Ariaratheia.
[1] An emir called Busr attacked the area west of Militene in 667[1] while, in 695, the Arabs - disregarding all treaties - raided Hexapolis and took many of its inhabitants captive.
[2] Justinian was about to launch an expedition to Hexapolis to counter the Arab attack but this was prevented after he was deposed by a mob led by Leontios,[3] his previously appointed strategos of the Hellas Theme.
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