heracleans
1Heraclea Pontica — (Greek: Ηράκλεια Ποντική; modern day Karadeniz Ereğli, in the Zonguldak Province of Turkey, on the Black Sea), an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, at the mouth of the river Lycus. It was founded by the Greek city state of… …
2Dionysius of Heraclea — This article is about Dionysius the Tyrant of Heraclea. For the Stoic philosopher also from Heraclea, see Dionysius the Renegade. Dionysius (Greek: Διονύσιος) was a tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (today called Black Sea). He was a son of… …
3Heraclea Lucania — Heraclea (also Heracleia or Herakleia; Greek: polytonic|Ἡράκλεια) was an ancient city of Magna Graecia, situated in Lucania on the Gulf of Tarentum (modern Gulf of Taranto), but a short distance from the sea, and between the rivers Aciris (modern …
4Prusias ad Hypium — is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was a suffragan of Claudiopolis in the Honoriad. It was near present day Düzce, Turkey.HistoryMemnon of Heraclea says that King Prusias I of Bithynia (237 192 B.C.) captured from the Heracleans the… …
5Prusias ad Hypium — • Titular see, suffragan of Claudiopolis in the Honoriad. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prusias Ad Hypium Prusias ad Hypium …
