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Dioclea Fimbriata
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 of Megara, 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 (plant), Dioclea'', a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae See also * Doclea (other) * 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] |
