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'''Dioclea''', '''Dioclia''', '''Diocleia''', or '''Diokleia''' ({{lang-grc|Διοκλεία}}) was a town of [[ancient Phrygia]], inhabited during [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and [[Byzantine]] times.<ref name=Barrington/><ref>{{Cite Ptolemy|5.2}}</ref> It was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a [[titular see]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2d41.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref> |
'''Dioclea''', '''Dioclia''', '''Diocleia''', or '''Diokleia''' ({{lang-grc|Διοκλεία}}) was a town of [[ancient Phrygia]], inhabited during [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and [[Byzantine]] times.<ref name=Barrington/><ref>{{Cite Ptolemy|5.2.23.}}</ref> The native name may have been Dokela |
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==History== |
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In Hellenic times it had a [[mint]],<ref>[http://nomisma.org/id/diocleia diocleia], monism.org.</ref> under its king Elagabalus. |
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It was the see of a Christian bishop. Lequien, names only two known bishops of the town<ref>Lequien, Or. Christ., I, 823</ref> No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a [[titular see]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2d41.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref> |
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Its site is located near [[Yeşilhisar, Hocalar|Yeşilhisar]] in [[Anatolia|Asiatic Turkey]].<ref name=Barrington>{{Cite Barrington|62}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|30858}}</ref> |
Its site is located near [[Yeşilhisar, Hocalar|Yeşilhisar]] in [[Anatolia|Asiatic Turkey]].<ref name=Barrington>{{Cite Barrington|62}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|30858}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:37, 13 January 2020
Dioclea, Dioclia, Diocleia, or Diokleia (Template:Lang-grc) was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[1][2] The native name may have been Dokela
History
In Hellenic times it had a mint,[3] under its king Elagabalus.
It was the see of a Christian bishop. Lequien, names only two known bishops of the town[4] No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5]
Its site is located near Yeşilhisar in Asiatic Turkey.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.2.23.
- ^ diocleia, monism.org.
- ^ Lequien, Or. Christ., I, 823
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Diocleia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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