Herakleia
Herakleia (Greek Ηράκλεια, Latin Heraclea ; after the demigod Heracles) is
Name of ancient cities:
- Herakleia (Akarnanien) in Akarnanien on the south bank of the Ambracian Gulf
- Herakleia (Basilicata) on the Gulf of Taranto, the site of the Battle of Heraclea
- Herakleia (Gallia Narbonensis) in the Rhone Delta
- Herakleia Kybistra, see Ereğli (Konya) in Turkey
- Herakleia on Latmos in Caria
- Herakleia Lynkestis (Macedonia)
- Herakleia in Moesia inferior, later Axiopolis, today Cernavodă in Romania
- Herakleia Minoa on the south coast of Sicily
- Herakleia Perinthos, in Thrace, see Marmara Ereğlisi
- Herakleia Pontike (Heraclea Pontica) in Bithynia on the Black Sea coast
- Herakleia Salbake in eastern Caria, today Vakıf (Tavas) in Turkey
- Herakleia Sintike in Thracian Macedonia
- Herakleia (Sicily) at the foot of the Eryx in Sicily
- Herakleia Trachinia
- Heracleia in Veneto, see Eraclea
Name of two titular bishops:
In ancient literature:
- Herakleia (Epic) , epic from the 6th century BC Chr.
See also:
- Iraklia (disambiguation) for modern places of the same name