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Dioclea Vallensis
Dioclea or Diocleia, and also Dioklea or Diokleia may refer to : * Diocleia (festival), an annual festival in ancient Megara in honor of the hero Diocles, famous for the kissing contest between men * Dioclea (state), a medieval state of Duklja, in south-eastern part of modern Montenegro * Dioclea in Praevalitana, an ancient Roman and Byzantine city in the Province of Praevalitana, near modern Podgorica in Montenegro * Dioclea in Phrygia, an ancient city and former bishopric in Phrygia (Asia Minor) * '' Dioclea'', a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae See also * Doclea (other) Doclea or Docleia, and also Doklea or Dokleia may refer to: * Doclea (city), ancient Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine city, near modern Podgorica in Montenegro * Doclea (state), medieval principality of Duklja, in south-eastern part of modern Monten ... * Diocletianopolis (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megara
Megara (; el, Μέγαρα, ) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis Island, Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was the ruler of Megara. Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring poleis. Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses. It possessed two harbors, Pagae to the west on the Corinthian Gulf, and Nisaea to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. Early history According to Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias, the Megarians said that their town owed its origin to Car (Greek mythology), Car, the son of Phoroneus, who bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocles Of Megara
Diocles of Megara ( el, Διοκλῆς ὁ Μεγαρεύς) was an ancient Greek warrior from Athens who died a hero in Megara. Diocles was known for his love for boys. He was exiled from Athens for an unknown reason and took refuge in Megara, where he met and fell in love with a young man, but during a battle he was slain while protecting his beloved with his shield. Moved by Diocles' sacrifice, the Megarians buried the gallant lover with heroic honors. In commemoration of his faithful attachment, the festival of the Diocleia was instituted. The Diocleia were held annually at the beginning of spring, when boys and young men would gather at Diocles' sacred tomb for gymnastic ( naked games) and other contests, including a kissing contest: one man was chosen as the referee and he who gave him the sweetest kiss would be awarded a garland of flowers. The referee would say a prayer to the divine hero Ganymede, beloved of the god king Zeus, asking that his lips be able to discern the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioclea (state)
Duklja ( sh-Cyrl, Дукља; el, Διόκλεια, Diokleia; la, Dioclea) was a medieval South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana River in the east, and to the sources of the Zeta and Morača rivers in the north. First mentioned in 10th– and 11th century Byzantine chronicles, it was a vassal of the Bulgarian Empire between 997 and 1018, and then of the Byzantine Empire until it became independent in 1040 under Stefan Vojislav ( 1034–43) who rose up and managed to take over territories of the earlier Serbian Principality, founding the Vojislavljević dynasty. Between 1043 and 1080, under Mihailo Vojislavljević ( 1050–81), and his son, Constantine Bodin ( 1081–1101), Duklja saw its apogee. Mihailo was given the nominal title ''King of Slavs'' by the Pope after having left the Byzantine camp and supported an uprising in the Balkans, in which his son Bodin played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioclea In Praevalitana
Doclea or Dioclea, also known as Docleia or Diocleia ( sr, Дукља, Duklja; gr, Διοκλεία; sq, Dioklea) was an ancient Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine city, in the region of the Docleatae tribe (late Roman province of Praevalitana), now an archeological site near Podgorica in modern Montenegro. It was an episcopal see since the late Roman period, and during the Early Middle Ages. Today, it is a titular see, both in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and in the Catholic Church (Latin Rite). When spelled as ''Diocleia'' or ''Diokleia'', it should not be confused with ancient Phrygian city of '' Diokleia in Phrygia'' ( gr, Διόκλεια Φρυγίας). History The town was situated ca. 3 km north from present-day Podgorica, Montenegro's capital. The Illyrian Docleatae, which were later Romanized, inhabiting the area derived their name from the city. Doclea was the largest settlement of the Docleatae, and became a municipality during the reign of Emperor Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioclea In Phrygia
Dioclea or Dioklea, Dioclia or Dioklia, Diocleia or Diokleia ( grc, Διοκλεία, Diokleía), was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. In Hellenic times it had a mint, under its king Elagabalus. It was the see of a Christian bishop. Lequien, names only two known bishops of the town. Constantius (fl 431 - 451) and Evander No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Eastern Orthodox Church (for which it is now a metropolitan titular see, with Kallistos Ware as its metropolitan). Its site is located near Yeşilhisar Yeşilhisar, formerly known as Kbistra, is a town and district of Kayseri Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. History Although the establishment of the district is not known for certain, first the Hittites and then the Persians c ... in Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in Phrygia Former populated places in Turkey Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioclea (plant)
''Dioclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Americas. The seeds of these legumes are buoyant drift seeds, and are dispersed by rivers. Taxonomy A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020 showed that when broadly circumscribed, ''Dioclea'' was not monophyletic. Many species were transferred to the genus '' Macropsychanthus''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Dioclea albiflora'' R.S.Cowan *'' Dioclea apurensis'' Kunth *'' Dioclea burkartii'' R.H.Maxwell *'' Dioclea fimbriata'' Huber *''Dioclea guianensis'' Benth. *'' Dioclea holtiana'' Pittier ex R.H.Maxwell *''Dioclea lasiophylla'' Mart. ex Benth. *'' Dioclea lehmannii'' Diels *''Dioclea macrantha'' Huber *''Dioclea ovalis'' R.H.Maxwell *''Dioclea paniculata'' Killip ex R.H.Maxwell *''Dioclea sericea'' Kunth *''Dioclea vallensis'' R.H.Maxwell *''Dioclea virgata'' (Rich.) Amshoff Species transferred to ''Macropsychanthus'' include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doclea (other)
Doclea or Docleia, and also Doklea or Dokleia may refer to: * Doclea (city), ancient Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine city, near modern Podgorica in Montenegro * Doclea (state), medieval principality of Duklja, in south-eastern part of modern Montenegro * Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Dukljanska akademija nauka i umjetnosti, DANU / Дукљанска академија наука и уметности'', ''ДАНУ; Latin ''Academia Dioclitiana Scientiarum et ..., an academic institution in modern Montenegro * ''Doclea'' (crab), a genus of crabs See also * Docleatae * Dioclea (other) * Diocletianopolis (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
