Diocletianopolis or Diokletianoupolis () may refer to a number of places in the ancient world named after Emperor
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 ...
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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,[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.
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Diocletianopolis (Thrace), in modern Bulgaria
* Diocletianopolis (
Kastoria) in Greece
* Diocletianopolis (
Pella) in Greece
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Dioclea (disambiguation) 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 ...
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Doclea (disambiguation) 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 ...
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