Nicomedia

American  

[nik-uh-mee-dee-uh] / ˌnɪk əˈmi di ə /

noun

1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Astacus, in present-day Turkey: modern Izmit is on its site.

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Nicomedia

There were several martyred Gorgoniuses in the Catholic lists; the likeliest candidate for ours is St. Gorgonius of Nicomedia.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022

Abbe noted that a set of Roman historical friezes recently found in Nicomedia, Turkey, are “awash in purple.”

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 22, 2018

One rash fool, indeed, attempted to tear it down from the rostra of the Forum, like that mad wretch at Nicomedia; but he was taken in the act.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow

Phrygia, too, and Paphlagonia were the seat of the Novatians, who besides were in force at Nicæa and Nicomedia, were found in Alexandria, Africa, and Spain, and had a bishop even in Scythia.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Cardinal Newman

Nicomedia on its long gulf at the east end of the Propontis was a more eligible situation in every way, and had already served as an imperial residence.

From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman