Nicaea
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Nicaea or Nikaia may be:
Nicaea may also refer to:
- The ancient name of several places, including:
- İznikIznikİznik is a city in Turkey which is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Church, the Nicene Creed, and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea...
, Turkey - formerly Nicaea capital of the Empire of Nicaea - NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France - Nicaea, Locris, a fortress city of the Locri Epicnemidii
- Nicaea, Punjab, city in the Punjab, built by Alexander the Great
- Nikaia, Illyria, an ancient Greek colony in Illyria
- İznik
- Modern places
- Nikaia, AtticaNikaia, AtticaNikaia is a suburb in the northern part of Piraeus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.-Geography:...
, a suburb of Athens, Greece - Nikaia, LarissaNikaia, LarissaNikaia is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Located 4 km south of Larissa city, it forms a part of Larissa's metropolitan area, that lies in the vast Thessalian plain. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler, of...
, a town in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece
- Nikaia, Attica
- The name of women in antiquity:
- Nicaea (mythology)Nicaea (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nicaea was a nymph , the daughter of the river-god Sangarius and Cybele. She was beloved by a shepherd, Hymnus, and killed him, but Eros took vengeance upon her, and Dionysus, who first intoxicated her, made her mother of Telete, whereupon she attempted to hang herself; yet she...
a nymph - Nicaea of Macedon, daughter of Antipater
- Nicaea of CorinthNicaea of CorinthNicaea was wife of Alexander, tyrant of Corinth during the reign of Antigonus Gonatas. After the death of her husband, who was thought to have been poisoned by the command of Gonatas, Nicaea retained possession of the important fortress of Corinth: but Antigonus lulled her into security by offering...
wife of Alexander of Corinth
- Nicaea (mythology)
Nicaea may also refer to:
- Empire of NicaeaEmpire of NicaeaThe Empire of Nicaea was the largest of the three Byzantine Greek successor states founded by the aristocracy of the Byzantine Empire that fled after Constantinople was occupied by Western European and Venetian forces during the Fourth Crusade...
(Byzantine) - The First Council of NicaeaFirst Council of NicaeaThe First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325...
in AD 325, the first ecumenical council of bishops of the Christian Church - The Second Council of NicaeaSecond Council of NicaeaThe Second Council of Nicaea is regarded as the Seventh Ecumenical Council by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic Churches and various other Western Christian groups...
in AD 787, the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church - The Council of Nicaea (painting)The Council of Nicaea (painting)The Council of Nicaea is an 18th century painting, by F. Pavlovskyi, I. Maksimovych, A. Galik, G. Karataev and others. It is presently hanging in the Gate Church of the Trinity in Kiev....
, an 18th century painting of the first ecumenical council - The Council of Nicaea (Doctor Who audio)The Council of Nicaea (Doctor Who audio)The Council of Nicaea is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
, a science-fiction audio drama - Nisaea (genus)Nisaea (genus)Nisaea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria , which contains two species, namely N. denitrificans and N. nitritireducens, which were described in 2008.-Description:...
, a bacterial species named after the nymph NicaeaNicaea (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nicaea was a nymph , the daughter of the river-god Sangarius and Cybele. She was beloved by a shepherd, Hymnus, and killed him, but Eros took vengeance upon her, and Dionysus, who first intoxicated her, made her mother of Telete, whereupon she attempted to hang herself; yet she...