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Basileia

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Basileia (an Ancient Greek word whose meanings include royal status or power, reign, kingdom, palace, queen and princess) may refer to:

  • One of the daughters of Uranus, also called Theia "Delphi Complete Works of Diodorus Siculus"
  • The royal palace, or citadel, of Atlantis, as described by the Greek philosopher Plato in the Critias
  • The royal quarter of Ptolemaic Alexandria
  • The Kingdom of God (basileia tou theou), or Kingdom of Heaven, in Christian theology
  • Basileia, Zeus's maid in the play The Birds by Aristophanes
  • Basileia Romaion, the Greek name for the Eastern Roman Empire, translated as Roman Empire or 'Empire of the Romans'
  • Basileia Theological Journal, a theological journal published biannually by Central India Theological Seminary.
  • A feminine form for Basileus
  • An alternative spelling of Basel, Switzerland's third-most-populous city