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- Diospolis ('City of Zeus') may refer to: Diospolis (Bithynia), in Bithynia, Anatolia Diospolis (Lydia), in Lydia, Anatolia Diospolis (Pontus), in Pontus...
- George as a soldier saint from early times had its centre in Palestine at Diospolis, now Lydda (known as Lod to Israelis). St George was apparently martyred...
- was called Diospolis Mikra (Ancient Gr****: Διὸς πόλις Μικρά, lit. 'lesser city of Zeus') in comparison with Thebes, Egypt, known as Diospolis Megale, "greater...
- Zelitis and Magnopolitis. Pompeius made Cabira a city, and gave it the name Diospolis (Διόσπολις). Pythodoris enlarged it, gave it the name Sebaste (Σεβαστή)...
- Synod of Diospolis was a 415 synod in Diospolis (now Lod, Israel) in which Pelagius was accused of heresy by the exiled Gallic bishops. It followed a council...
- and denied original sin. Pelagius was accused of heresy at the Synod of Diospolis in 415 and his doctrines were harshly criticized by Augustine of Hippo...
- west of Develtus, on the river Tonsus. The town later bore the names of Diospolis (Διὸς Πόλις), and Goloë (Γολόη). The acropolis of the ancient city was...
- Asia with the annexation of the Attalid kingdom. It also bore the name Diospolis (Διόσπολις), and was cited by the sixth century Byzantine geographer Steph****...
- into Gr**** as Diospolis, "City of Zeus". To distinguish it from the numerous other cities by this name, it was known as the "Great Diospolis" (Διόσπολις...
- disavowing Caelestius' teachings, leading to his acquittal at the Synod of Diospolis in Lod, which proved to be a key turning point in the controversy. Following...