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Diocletianopolis (other)
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Diocletianopolis or Diokletianoupolis () may refer to a number of places in the ancient world named after Emperor Diocletian. *Diocletianopolis (Palestine), in modern Israel *Diocletianopolis (Thebais), in modern Egypt * Diocletianopolis (Thrace), in modern Bulgaria * Diocletianopolis ( Kastoria) in Greece * Diocletianopolis ( Pella) in Greece See also * Dioclea (other) * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocletian
Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. Diocles rose through the ranks of the military early in his career, eventually becoming a cavalry commander for the army of Emperor Carus. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on a campaign in Persia, Diocles was proclaimed emperor by the troops, taking the name Diocletianus. The title was also claimed by Carus's surviving son, Carinus, but Diocletian defeated him in the Battle of the Margus. Diocletian's reign stabilized the empire and ended the Crisis of the Third Century. He appointed fellow officer Maximian as ''Augustus'', co-emperor, in 286. Diocletian reigned in the Eastern Empire, and Maximian reigned in the Western Empire. Diocletian delegated further on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocletianopolis (Palestine)
Diocletianopolis ( grc, Διοκλητιανούπολις) was a city near Ascalon. It was given the status of a city under the name Diocletianopolis as part of a Roman policy of urbanization,Kevin Butcher, ''Roman Syria and the Near East'' (Getty Publications 2003 ), p. 121 what had been the territory of Ascalon was divided into three municipal districts, those of Ascalon, Maiumas, and Diocletianopolis. Ken Butcher says that what was given the name Diocletianopolis was the port of Ascalon. History This arrangement occurred probably in the reign of |
Diocletianopolis (Thebais)
Qus ( ar, قوص, older name ar, قوص واروير, translit=qus warwir, from cop, ⲕⲱⲥ ⲃⲉⲣⲃⲓⲣ) is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile. History Naming Its modern name is one of many borrowings in Egyptian Arabic from Coptic, the last living phase of Ancient Egyptian. In Graeco-Roman times, it was called Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Mikra (Greek: ; ), or Apollonos minoris. During the Roman Empire it was renamed Diocletianopolis; and it corresponds, probably, to the Maximianopolis of the later Empire. Overview In the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, important people of Qus were buried at Naqada at the other side of the Nile. Here were found several stelae belonging to local governors of Qus, including those of Hetepi (priest). Gesa was an important city in the early part of Egyptian history. Because at that time it served as the point of departure for expeditions to the Red Sea. The city g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocletianopolis (Thrace)
Diocletianopolis ( el, Διοκλητιανούπολις, bg, Диоклецианопол, "Town of Diocletian") was a magnificent ancient Roman town in the region of Thrace, nowadays the town of Hisarya in Bulgaria. Its impressive remains include the enormous defensive walls which still stand close to their original height for the majority of their circuit. There is an on-site museum for the many objects discovered. The site The Roman city was situated on a terrace with valleys on three sides and centred on hot mineral springs. Today the city's interior lies mostly buried under a green park. Excavations are still uncovering more unknown and impressive parts of the city. History Archaeological discoveries show that the site was inhabited from 6,000 years BC probably due to the many hot mineral springs nearby. Later, a Thracian settlement developed there and in the 5th and 4th centuries BC it became a major market town trading with Greek cities on the northern Aegean as evi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria
Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine Empire, Byzantine churches, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, Ottoman-era domestic architecture, its lake and its fur clothing industry. Name The city is first mentioned in 550 AD, by Procopius as follows: "There was a certain city in Thessaly, Diocletianopolis by name, which had been prosperous in ancient times, but with the passage of time and the assaults of the barbarians it had been destroyed, and for a very long time it had been destitute of inhabitants; and a certain lake chances to be clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pella
Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient city is the Archaeological Museum of Pella. Etymology The name is probably derived from the word ''pella'', ( grc, πέλλα), "stone" which seems to appear in some other toponyms in Greece like Pellene.S.Solders ''Der unsprüngliche Apollon'' AfRw. XXXII,1935 S.142ff : M.Nilsson (1967): ''Die Geschichte der Griechische Religion'' Vol. I. C.F.Verlag München, p.204M.Nilsson (1967): ''Die Geschichte der Griechische Religion'' Vol. I. C.F.Verlag München, p.558 Julius Pokorny reconstructs the word from the Proto-Indo-European root peli-s, pel-s, Old Indian: pāsāna, stone (from *pars, *pels), Greek: , , stone, Hesychius (*pelsa), Pashto: parša (*plso), cliff, Germanic : *falisa, German: Fels, Old Norse: fell (*pelso), Illyrian: *pella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioclea (other)
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] |
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