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Cecropius Of Nicomedia
Cecropius of Nicomedia was a bishop of Nicomedia and a key player in the Arian controversy. Career Cecropius, a Semi-Arianism, semi-Arian, had been Diocese of Laodicensis in Phrygia#Known Bishops, Bishop of Laodicea, and was transferred from Laodicea on the Lycus, Laodicea by the Arian Roman Emperor, emperor Constantius I in 351Anno Domini, AD. Athanasius bishop of Alexandria, was critical of this appointment and royal interference in the church. Nicomedia, a former Bithynian and for a short time under Diocletian, Ancient Rome, Roman capital, and short distance from Constantine the Great, Constantine's Palace at Nicaea was an influential and rich city in the early Byzantine empire and the appointment as bishop carried much influence. As Bishop, Cecropius attended the Creed of Sirmium, synod of Sirmium which deposed Photinus and he attended the consecration of a new church building in Anevra, in 358. He is also known from a letter of George of Laodicea that was critical of the Eudo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicomedia
Nicomedia (; el, Νικομήδεια, ''Nikomedeia''; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey. In 286, Nicomedia became the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire (chosen by the emperor Diocletian who ruled in the east), a status which the city maintained during the Tetrarchy system (293–324). The Tetrarchy ended with the Battle of Chrysopolis (Üsküdar) in 324, when Constantine defeated Licinius and became the sole emperor. In 330 Constantine chose for himself the nearby Byzantium (which was renamed Constantinople, modern Istanbul) as the new capital of the Roman Empire. The city was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the victory of Sultan Orhan Gazi against the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines managed to retake it in the aftermath of the Battle of Ankara, but it fell definitively to the Ottomans in 1419. History It was founded in 712–11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus (; , 'lobste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
