nicopolis

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Definition von nicopolis im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Antik Roma kenti. Roma komutanı Pompeyüs tarafından M.o. 65 yılında şimdiki Şebinkarahisar - Bayramköy bölgesinde, Pontos kralı İ. Midridates'in ordusunu mağlup ettiği için "zafer kazanma evi" anlamına gelen Nicopolis kenti kurulmuştur

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Definition von nicopolis im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Nicopolis (meaning in Greek: city of victory) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium

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Nicopolis Actia

Ancient city, northwestern Greece. Its ruins lie about 4 mi (6 km) north of Préveza. It was founded in 31 BC by Octavian (later Augustus) to commemorate his victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. It became the capital of the coastal region, encompassing Acarnania and Epirus, and was famous for its buildings and for the Actian Games. Destroyed in the 4th century AD and rebuilt, it was finally destroyed by Bulgarians in the 11th century. Its ruins include a basilica, a Roman theatre, and an aqueduct

Battle of Nicopolis

(September 25, 1396) Turkish victory over an army of European crusaders. When the Ottoman Turks besieged Constantinople (1395), Manuel II Palaeologus appealed to Europe for help. The king of Hungary organized a crusade intended to expel the Turks from the Balkans and then march to Jerusalem. The crusaders laid siege to Nicopolis, the main Turkish stronghold on the Danube River, but Turkish forces arrived from Constantinople and slaughtered most of the crusaders. The battle ended international efforts to halt Turkish expansion into the Balkans and central Europe