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Bageis
:''This page concerns Lydian Bageis, Bagis or Bage, not to be confounded with Bagae in Numidia.'' Bageis ( grc, Βάγεις), Bagis (Βάγις), or Bage (Βάγη) was an ancient Greek city in the province of Lydia in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Name The name of the city appears in the form ''Bageis'' (in the genitive plural case of the name of its inhabitants, ΒΑΓΝΩΝ or ΒΑΓΗΝΩΝ) on its coins, but ''Bagis'' is the form given in the '' Synecdemos'' of Hierocles, and ''Bage'' in later ''Notitiae Episcopatuum''. Some of its coins add the additional name of KAISAREΩN apparently denoting the additional city name of Caesarea. Location Inscriptions uncovered by Keppel place the ancient town near Sirghe on the left (south) side of the Hermos River. Modern scholars pinpoint a site at Güre. Ecclesiastical history The episcopal see of Bagis, being in the Roman province of Lydia was a suffragan of Sardis, the capital of the province. The acts of the First Council o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirghe
Sirghe was a Roman and Byzantine era city in the Roman province of Lydia in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Sirghe was on the south bank of the Hermos River, near the town of Bageis(probably opposite) and minted its own coins.W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor(Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ... Press, 24 Jun. 201p132 Sirghe References Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Former populated places in Turkey Populated places in ancient Lydia Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientLydia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkey, Turkish provinces of Uşak Province, Uşak, Manisa Province, Manisa and inland Izmir Province, Izmir. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language, known as Lydian language, Lydian, was a member of the Anatolian languages, Anatolian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. The capital of Lydia was Sardis.Rhodes, P.J. ''A History of the Classical Greek World 478–323 BC''. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 6. The Kingdom of Lydia existed from about 1200 BC to 546 BC. At its greatest extent, during the 7th century BC, it covered all of western Anatolia. In 546 BC, it became a province of the Achaemenid Empire, Achaemenid Persian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Gelzer
Heinrich Gelzer (1 July 1847, in Berlin – 11 July 1906, in Jena) was a German classical scholar. He wrote also on Armenian mythology. He was the son of the Swiss historian Johann Heinrich Gelzer (1813–1889). He became Professor of classical philology and ancient history at the University of Jena, in 1878. He wrote a still-standard work on Sextus Julius Africanus. He worked out the chronology of Gyges of Lydia, from cuneiform evidence, in an 1875 article. Works *''Sextus Julius Africanus und die byzantinische Chronographie'' (three volumes) – Sextus Julius Africanus and the Byzantine chronology. *''Georgii Cyprii Descriptio orbis romani'' (1890). *''Index lectionum Ienae'' (1892). *''Leontios' von Neapolis Leben des heiligen Johannes des Barmherzigen, Erzbischofs von Alexandrien'' (1893) – Leontios of Neapolis' life of John the Merciful, Archbishop of Alexandria. *''Geistliches und Weltliches aus dem türkisch-griechischen Orient'' (1900) – The spiritual and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Diamantina
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
