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Germanicopolis (other)
Germanicopolis (Greek: ) may refer to several cities named after Germanicus Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was an ancient Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the Patric ...: * Germanicopolis in Bithynia, a former name of Tahtalı, Turkey * Germanicopolis in Isauria, a former name of Ermenek, Turkey * Germanicopolis in Paphlagonia, a former name of Çankırı, Turkey {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanicus
Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was an ancient Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician ''gens Claudia''. The Victory title, agnomen ''Germanicus'' was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honour of his victories in Germania. In AD 4, he was adopted by his paternal uncle Tiberius, who succeeded Augustus as Roman emperor a decade later. As a result, Germanicus became an official member of the Julia gens, ''gens Julia'', another prominent family, to which he was related on his mother's side. His connection to the Julii was further consolidated through a marriage between himself and Agrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of Augustus. He was also the father of Caligula, the maternal grandfather of Nero, and the older brother of Claudius. During the reign of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
Germanicopolis () was an ancient town in Bithynia, also known as Caesarea in Bythinia (not to be confused with Caesarea Germanica, as such a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. History It was located on the Gelbes river, not far from Prusa (modern Bursa in Turkey). In earlier times it was called Helge, Helgas or Booscoete (), Plin. v. 40. Modern scholars locate the town at the village of Tahtalı The city was taken by the Ottoman Empire in 1326 and the new Ottoman capital city was built at nearby Bursa (the Ancient Prusa). Ecclesiastical history In Byzantine times the town was the see of a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nicomedia, in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The names of a number of bishops are historically documented: * Phileas, mentioned in the martyr vita of Saint Tirsus and companions under Roman emperor Diocletian. * Rufus, attending the First Council of Nicaea * Paul(us), partook in the minor Council of Consta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanicopolis (Isauria)
Ermenek is a town and district of Karaman Province in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey. As ancient Germanicopolis (Isauria), Germanicopolis (in Isauria; has namesakes), a former bishopric, it remains a Latin Catholic titular see. The district forms the core of the plateau region Taşeli. According to 2014 census, population of the district is 29,957 of which 11,332 live in the town of Ermenek. Names The town was historically known as Germanicopolis (Greek language, Greek: ), Germanig and possibly Clibanus; which later mutated to Ermenek. History Germanicopolis was an ancient town in the Roman province of Isauria. (Hierocles (author of Synecdemus), Hierocl. p. 709; Concil. Chalced. p. 659; Const. Porphyr. ''de Them.'' i. 13.) The city took its name from Germanicus, grandson of first Emperor Octavian Augustus, as several others. The Crusaders sustained a great defeat at the hands of the Seljuks near the city in 1098. It passed to the Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
