Nicaea

Nicaea

Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: Νίκαια) may be:

  • The ancient name of several places, including:

Nicaea may also refer to:



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  • Nicaea — • Titular see of Bithynia Secunda, situated on Lake Ascanius Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nicaea     Nicaea     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Nicaea — NICAEA, æ, Gr. Νίκαια, ας, Sangars, eines Flusses in Phrygien, u. der Cybele Tochter. Memnon ap. Phot. p. 383. Sie war von ausnehmender Schönheit, dabey aber eine große Liebhaberinn der Jagd, die sich gern in den Wäldern und zwischen den Gebirgen …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Nicaea — [nī sē′ə] ancient city in Bithynia, NW Asia Minor: site of two church councils: the Nicene Creed was formulated here in A.D. 325 Nicaean adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • NICAEA — I. NICAEA Liguriae oppid. maritimum. Nicia Antonino dicitur, vide ibi, vulgo Nizza. Meminit eius Steph. Νίκαια, πόλις Κελτικὴ, Μαςςαλιωτῶν ἄποικος. Plin. l. 3. c. 5. Nicaea oppidum a Massiliensibus conditum, Ptol. Μαςςαλιωτῶν Νίκαια, Bellanda… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Nicaea —    Important city in Bithynia (q.v.) that hosted two ecumenical councils (q.v.), the first in 325 and the seventh in 787. Its stout walls resisted Arab attacks in the eighth century only to fall to the Seljuks (q.v.) in 1081. It was reconquered… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Nicaea — noun 1. an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325 • Derivationally related forms: ↑Nicaean • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nicaea (Locris) — Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: polytonic|Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Locri Epicnemidii, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae. It is described by Aeschines as one of the places which commanded the pass. (De Fals. Leg.… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaea, Locris — Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Locri Epicnemidii, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae. It is described by Aeschines as one of the places which commanded the pass.[1] It was the first… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaea of Macedonia — Nicaea (in Greek Nικαια; lived 4th century BC), daughter of Antipater, was sent by her father to Asia to be married to Perdiccas, 323 BC, at a time when the former still hoped to maintain friendly relations with the regent. Perdiccas, though… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaea (Titularerzbistum) — Nicaea (ital.: Nicea) ist ein Titularerzbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf einen untergegangenen Bischofssitz in der antiken Stadt Nikaia in der kleinasiatischen Landschaft Bithynien. Titularerzbischöfe von Nicaea Nr. Name …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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