Apollonia
Classical Mediterranean settlement
Apollonia is a feminine given name derived from Apollo, the Greek god of light, music, and poetry.
Several ancient cities bore this name, most notably in Macedonia and along the Adriatic coast.
The name gained Christian significance through Saint Apollonia, a third-century martyr and patron saint of dentistry.
Apollonia was my grandmother's name.
Greek sovereign urban center
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- IllyriaAncient Balkan coastal territory
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
excavation · amphitheater · acropolis · temple · agora · classical · colonization · Byzantine
Mediterranean's biggest island
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
- LibyaNorth African country
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
trade · fortress · cathedral · medieval · Ottoman · Venetian · bishops · pilgrimage
polis
Greek sovereign urban center
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- IllyriaAncient Balkan coastal territory
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
archaeology · excavation · amphitheater · acropolis · temple · agora · classical · colonization · Byzantine · mosaic
Sicily
Mediterranean's biggest island
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
- LibyaNorth African country
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
harbor · trade · fortress · cathedral · medieval · Ottoman · Venetian · bishops · pilgrimage · tourism
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
healer · virgin · martyr · Christianity · feastday · relics · intercession · miracles · piety · holiness
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
namesake · divine · temple · Delphi · priestess · laurel · lyre · divination
Apolloniamodern metropolis
Large current-day urban area
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