Hierocæsarea

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• Hierocæsarea — Hierocæsarea, also spelled Hierocaesarea, from the Greek for sacred and the Latin for Casear s , is a Roman Catholic titular bishopric in the former Roman province of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. HistoryThis town is mentioned by Ptolemy (VI, ii,… …   Wikipedia

• Hierocaesarea —     Hierocæsarea     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hierocæsarea     A titular see of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. This town is mentioned by Ptolemy (VI, ii, 16). Judging from its Coins it worshipped Artemis Persica. The site of Hierocæsarea must have… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Anahita — This article is about the goddess. For the spider genus, see Ctenidae. Statue of Anahita in Maragha. Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā… …   Wikipedia