Nicopolis (disambiguation)
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Nicopolis sometimes spelled Nikopolis), may refer to:
- NicopolisNicopolisNicopolis — or Actia Nicopolis — was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium the previous year. It was later the capital of Epirus Vetus...
in Epirus, Greece - a city in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, founded by Augustus - Nicopolis ad IstrumNicopolis ad IstrumNicopolis ad Istrum was a Roman and Early Byzantine town founded by Emperor Trajan around 101–106, at the junction of the Iatrus and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria...
, a city in Thrace (modern Bulgaria) - Nicopolis ad NestumNicopolis ad NestumNicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum is a ruined Roman town of the province of Thracia near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Bulgaria...
, ruins of which are at modern Garmen in Bulgaria - Emmaus NicopolisEmmaus NicopolisEmmaus Nicopolis was the Roman name for a city associated with the Emmaus of the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have appeared after his death and resurrection. In the modern age, the site was the location of the Palestinian Arab village of Imwas, near the Latrun junction, between Jerusalem...
, a Roman name for the refounded city of Emmaus in 221 AD (in present-day Israel) - Nicopolis (Pontus), a Roman colony in the Pontus (in northeastern Turkey)
- The former name of AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
, a city in Asia Minor - a city in CappadociaCappadociaCappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
in the valley of the Lycus - The original name of Nikopol, BulgariaNikopol, BulgariaNikopol is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley...
- Nicopolis (theme)Nicopolis (theme)The Theme of Nicopolis or Nikopolis was the name of a Byzantine theme located in western Greece, encompassing Aetolia-Acarnania and southern Epirus...
, a Byzantine theme encompassing western Greece
Titular see
- Nicopolis (titular see, Armenia)Nicopolis (titular see, Armenia)Nicopolis was a Roman colony founded by Pompey in 63 BC in the Pontus , at the end of the third Mithridatic War. Today, the city of Koyulhisar stands there.-History:...
, Nicopolis in Armenia, Nicopoli di Armenia, Nicopolitanus in Armenia - Nicopolis (titular see, Epirus)Nicopolis (titular see, Epirus)Nicopolis is a Catholic titular see. Quite extensive ruins of Nicopolis are found three miles to the north of Prevesa and are called Palaio-Prevesa.-History:...
, Nicopolis in Epiro, Nicopoli di Epiro, Nicopolitanus in Epiro - Nicopolis ad Iaternum, Nicopoli all'Jantra,
- Nicopolis ad NestumNicopolis ad NestumNicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum is a ruined Roman town of the province of Thracia near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Bulgaria...
, Nicopoli al Nesto, in Thrace - EmmausEmmausEmmaus was an ancient town located approximately northwest of present day Jerusalem...
, once named Nicopolis