Diospolis
Diospolis ('Zeus-city' < Greek Διός 'Zeus' (genitive) + πόλις 'city') may refer to the following places and jurisdictions :
- in Asia
- The Hellenistic Colonia Lucia Septimia Severa Diospolis in Palestine, later Byzantine Lydda, a multiple (former) (arch)bishopric and Latin titular see under both names (separately); now Lod in modern Israel
- The Synod of Diospolis in above Lydda, which acquitted Pelagius of heresy
- The first known name of Laodicea on the Lycus in Phrygia, Anatolia
- in Egypt
- Diospolis Magna (Great Zeus-City) or Diospolis Superior, Greco-Roman names of Pharaonic Thebes, ancient name Waset, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see
- Diospolis Parva (Little Zeus-City) or Diospolis Inferior, Greco-Roman names of Pharaonic Hiw, ancient name Hut-Sekhem, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see
- in Europe
- Ancient name of Yambol, city and bishopric in Thrace, now in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see
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