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Beroea (other)
Beroea was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire in Macedonia. Beroea or Berœa may also refer to: * Aleppo or Beroea, a city in Syria * Beroea of Epirus Beroea ( grc, Βέροια) was an Illyrian queen, and wife of Glaukias, king of the Taulantii. She came from the ruling Molossian Aeacidae dynasty of Epirus. She raised Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus (; grc-gre, Πύρρος ; 319/318–272 BC) ..., ancient Greek princess See also * Beroe (other) * Veria, a city in northern Greece on the site of the ancient Beroea {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroea
Beroea (or Berea) was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria (or Veroia) in Macedonia, Northern Greece. It is a small city on the eastern side of the Vermio Mountains north of Mount Olympus. The town is mentioned in the ''Acts of the Apostles'' as a place in which the apostles Paul, Silas and Timothy preached the Christian Gospel. Location Berea was in southwestern Macedonia. The city's foundation stood where Veria, or Kar-Verria, in Greece is today. Its a unique position has had a variety of terrain surrounding the city since then. Berea sat at the base of Mount Bermius, which is part of the Vermio Mountains and provides an ample supply of water for the city and the region. The main sources of water were the Haliacmon and Axios Rivers, which supported apple, peach and pear orchards. The area is prosperous with a hydroelectric dam on the Haliacmon powering the area's industrial sector. History The city is reputed to have been named by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleppo
)), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = , mapsize1 = , map_caption1 = , pushpin_map = Syria#Mediterranean east#Asia#Syria Aleppo , pushpin_label_position = left , pushpin_relief = yes , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = Location of Aleppo in Syria , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Governorate , subdivision_type2 = District , subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict , subdivision_name1 = Aleppo Governorate , subdivision_name2 = Mount Simeon (Jabal Semaan) , subdivision_name3 = Mount Simeon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroea Of Epirus
Beroea ( grc, Βέροια) was an Illyrian queen, and wife of Glaukias, king of the Taulantii. She came from the ruling Molossian Aeacidae dynasty of Epirus. She raised Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus (; grc-gre, Πύρρος ; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period.Plutarch. '' Parallel Lives'',Pyrrhus... He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house, and later he be ... when he was adopted by Glaukias.Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, , page 124"...offered asylum to the infant Pyrrhus after the expulsion of his father ...wife Beroea, who was herself a Molossian princess..." References Bibliography * {{authority control 4th-century BC Greek people 4th-century BC Greek women Ancient Epirote princesses Pyrrhus of Epirus Illyrian queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroe (other)
Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Augusta Trajana'' ** Battle of Beroe, fought at Beroe in 250 between the Romans and the Goths ** Battle of Beroia, fought at Beroe in 1122 between the Pechenegs and the Byzantine Empire ** PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, commonly known as PFC Beroe, a football club from Stara Zagora *** Beroe Stadium, PFC Beroe's multi-use stadium ** BC Beroe, a basketball club from Stara Zagora * Beroea, also called Berea, an ancient (Biblical) city in Greece, now known as Veria ** Beroeans, the inhabitants of that city, also called Bereans * a Roman fortified frontier post at the lower Danube, now Ostrov, Tulcea, Tulcea County, Romania Other uses * ''Beroe'' (ctenophore), a genus of the Nuda class of comb jellies (ctenophore phylum) * In Greek mythology: ** Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
