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Leonopolis | |
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City | |
| Colonia Castellum Augusta Nova Alba Civitas Claudii | |
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Official seal of Leonopolis Coat of Arms | |
| Nickname: Pons Orbis Terrarum (Bridge of the World) | |
| Country |  Latium |
| Caesarian Province | Perateia |
| Prefecture | Perateia |
| Diocese | East |
| Subdivisions | 15 districts |
| Established | AD 341 |
| Founded by | Iovanius I |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | City Assembly |
| • Vicar | TBD |
| • Mayor | David Varazhnuni |
| Population (2017) | |
| • City | TBD |
| • Rank | Xth in Latium |
| • Urban | TBD |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EBT) |
| Patron Saints | Saint PLACEHOLDER |
Leonopolis is the largest city and administrative center of the Diocese of the East. Leonopolis is a transcontinental city, straddling the Alcaean Straits separating Ochran and Scipia. The city is coterminous with the province of Leonopolis. The city holds a strategic place between the Periclean Sea and the Ozeros Sea.
It was first founded in the 2nd century BCE as a Hellenic colony named Alcaea. It was re-established as Leonopolis in the early 4th century by Latin Emperor Iovanius, where it became a major city in the east of the ancient Latin Empire. In XXXX it was conquered by the ZZZZ Caliphate, and was later incorporated into the Bayarid Empire until 11th century. Leonopolis served as the capital of Vardana, under the name, Aparan, until 1830.