Nicaea

Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: Νίκαια) may be:

• The ancient name of several places, including:
  • İznik, Turkey - formerly Nicaea capital of the Empire of Nicaea
  • Nice, 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

• Modern places
  • Nikaia, Attica, a suburb of Athens, Greece
  • Nikaia, Larissa, a town in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece

• The name of women in antiquity:
  • Nicaea (mythology) a nymph
  • Nicaea of Macedon, daughter of Antipater
  • Nicaea of Corinth wife of Alexander of Corinth

Nicaea may also refer to:

• Empire of Nicaea (Byzantine)
• The First Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the first ecumenical council of bishops of the Christian Church
• The Second Council of Nicaea in AD 787, the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church
• The Council of Nicaea (painting), an 18th century painting of the first ecumenical council
• The Council of Nicaea (Doctor Who audio), a science-fiction audio drama
• Nisaea (genus), a bacterial species named after the nymph Nicaea