Diospolis

E112089
ancient city historical place

Diospolis is the ancient name of the city historically known as Lydda (modern Lod) in central Israel, an important urban center in classical and early Christian periods.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Diospolis canonical 5

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
historical place ⓘ
associatedWith Saint George of Lydda ⓘ
surface form: cult of Saint George
continuityWith modern city of Lod ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Lod ⓘ
Lydda ⓘ
hasAncientName Lydda ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains ancient streets ⓘ
church remains ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus titular see in the Catholic Church ⓘ
hasFormerName Lod ⓘ
hasGreekName Διόσπολις ⓘ
hasLatinName Diospolis self-link ⓘ
hasModernName Lod ⓘ
hasNotableEvent Council of Diospolis (415 CE) ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Saint George of Lydda ⓘ
surface form: Saint George
hasReligion Judaism ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
importantInPeriod classical antiquity ⓘ
early Christian period ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima ⓘ
Roman province of Judea ⓘ
Roman Syria ⓘ
surface form: Roman province of Syria Palaestina

Sharon plain ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Southern Levant

central Israel ⓘ
locatedNear Ben-Gurion Airport ⓘ
surface form: Ben Gurion Airport
locatedSoutheastOf Tel Aviv ⓘ
meaningOfName City of Zeus ⓘ
namedAfter Zeus ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

Roman Empire ⓘ
servedAs administrative center ⓘ
regional urban center ⓘ
timePeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
wasChristianBishopric yes ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lydda (modern Lod, Israel) → ancientName → Diospolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Lydda
Lod → hasAncientName → Diospolis ⓘ
Diospolis → hasLatinName → Diospolis self-link ⓘ
Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima → majorCity → Diospolis ⓘ
Lydda → hasAncientName → Diospolis ⓘ