Heraclea

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Heraclea, Heracleia, Herakleia, or Heraclia (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια) may refer to:

Places

  • Heraclea (island)
    , in the Aegean Sea, today called Iraklia or Irakleia

Ancient cities

In Asia

In Europe

Modern places

Other uses

  • Heracleia (festival), ancient festivals honoring the divine hero Heracles
  • Heracleia, largely lost epic poem of Panyassis of Halicarnassus
  • Heracleia, epic poem of Peisander of Rhodes recounting the Labours of Heracles
  • Heraclia (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae
  • Heraclia (plant)
    , a taxonomic synonym for the genus Centaurea
  • Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC between the Romans and a coalition of Greeks

See also