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Heracleium (other)
Heracleium is an ancient city of Crete. Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον) may also refer to: * Heracleium (Bithynia), ancient town of Bithynia, now in Turkey * Heracleium (Egypt), ancient town of Egypt * Heracleium (Ionia), ancient town of Ionia, now in Turkey * Heracleium (Pieria), ancient town of Pieria * Heracleium (Pontus), ancient town of Pontus, now in Turkey See also * Heracleum (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium
Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον), also known as Heracleia or Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια), was a town in ancient Crete, which Strabo calls the port of Cnossus, and was situated, according to the anonymous coast-describer (Stadiasmus), at a distance of 20 stadia from that city.'' Stadiasmus Maris Magni'' §§ 348-349. Stephanus of Byzantium simply mentions the town as the 17th of the 23 Heracleias he enumerates. Although the ecclesiastical notices make no mention of this place as a bishop's see, yet there is found among the subscriptions to the proceedings of the Second Council of Nicaea, along with other Cretan prelates, Theodoros, bishop of Heracleopolis. The site of Heracleium is located near modern Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium (Bithynia)
Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον) was a town of Bithynia, on the Propontis The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the .... Its site is located near modern Ereğli, Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in Bithynia Former populated places in Turkey History of Kocaeli Province {{Kocaeli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium (Egypt)
Heracleion (Ancient Greek: ), also known by its Egyptian name Thonis ( Ancient Egyptian: ; cop, Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ , ; Ancient Greek: ) and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about northeast of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. It became inundated and its remains are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently off the coast, under ca. of water, and near Abukir. The sanctuary of Neith of Sais was located in Thonis. A stele found on the site indicates that late in its history the city was known by both its Egyptian and Greek names. The legendary beginnings of Thonis go back to as early as the 12th century BC, and it is mentioned by ancient Greek historians. Its importance grew particularly during the waning days of the pharaohs. Legendary beginnings Thonis is mentioned by many chroniclers in antiquity, including Herodotus, Strabo, and Diodorus. The city was said by Herodotus to have been visited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium (Ionia)
Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον) was a town of ancient Ionia Ionia () was an ancient region on the western coast of Anatolia, to the south of present-day Izmir. It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greeks, Greek settlements. Never a unified state, it was named after the I .... Its site is located above Kavaklı, Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in ancient Ionia Former populated places in Turkey {{AncientIonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium (Pieria)
Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον) was a city on the south coast of ancient Pieria, Macedon, between Phila and Leibethra. During Peloponnesian war it passed into Athenian control in the years 430/29, 425/4 and 421 BCE. After Athenian alliance with Perdiccas II Perdiccas II ( gr, Περδίκκας, Perdíkkas) was a king of Macedonia from c. 448 BC to c. 413 BC. During the Peloponnesian War, he frequently switched sides between Sparta and Athens. Family Perdiccas II was the son of Alexander I, he had ... in 413 BCE it became again a city of Macedon. The site of Heracleium is near the modern Platamon. References *The Athenian Tribute Listby Benjamin D. Meritt *An Inventory of Archaic and Classical PoleiBy Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen *Two Studies in Ancient Macedonian Topography - Page 46 by Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos, Louiza D. Loukopoulou CNN Transcript: Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Under Mediterranean Geography of anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracleium (Pontus)
Heracleium or Herakleion ( grc, Ἡράκλειον), also known as Lamyron (Λαμυρών), was a port town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea, between Amisus and Polemonium. It was situated on a promontory of the same name called Herakleios akra (Ἡράκλειος ἄκρα) by Strabo, and Herakleous Akron (Ἡρακλέους ἄκρον) by Ptolemy). Its site is north of the mouth of the Terme River, Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re .... References Populated places in ancient Pontus Former populated places in Turkey History of Samsun Province {{AncientPontus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
