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 bishopric and archbishopric 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
• Diospolis (Bithynia), in Bithynia, Anatolia
• Diospolis (Lydia), in Lydia, Anatolia
• Diospolis (Pontus), in Pontus, Anatolia

In Egypt:

• Diospolis Magna (Great Zeus-City), Greco-Roman name of Pharaonic Thebes, ancient name Waset, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see
• Diospolis Parva (Little Zeus-City) or Diospolis Superior, Greco-Roman names of Pharaonic Hiw, ancient name Hut-Sekhem, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see
• Dispolis Inferior (Lower Zeus-City), Greco-Roman name of Pharaonic Paiuenamun

In Europe:

• Diospolis in Thracia, city and bishopric in Thrace, now in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see