in Ancient Geography, a city of the Delta, or Lower Egypt; to the south of the Bubonian branch, before it divides into two.—Another of Bithynia, in the territory of Heraclea.—A third, called Magna, denoting Thebae of the Higher Egypt.—A fourth, Diopolis Parva, the metropolis of the Nomos Diospolites of the Higher Egypt.—A fifth Diopolis, of Samaria, the same with Lydda.—A sixth Diopolis, the ancient name of Laodicea of Phrygia, on the Lycus.

DIOSPOLITES nomos, (Ptolemy,) a division of Thebais or the Higher Egypt, to distinguish it from another of the Lower Egypt or the Delta; to the south of the Nomos Thinites, on the west side of Diospyros Nile.