city of Thyatira

E112206
ancient city archaeological site

The city of Thyatira was an ancient urban center in Asia Minor, known from the New Testament as the site of one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
city of Thyatira canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ancientName Thyateira ⓘ
archaeologicalRemains architectural fragments ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
sarcophagi ⓘ
temple ruins ⓘ
associatedWith Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ
controlledBy Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 80 km east of ancient Smyrna ⓘ
foundedBy Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
foundedInCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
functionedAs commercial center ⓘ
garrison town ⓘ
GreekName Θυάτειρα ⓘ
hadReligion Greco-Roman polytheism ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
hasBiblicalReference Revelation 2:18–29 ⓘ
hasTypeSite urban excavation in Akhisar city center ⓘ
knownFor dyeing industry ⓘ
early Christian community ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
trade guilds ⓘ
laterControlledBy Ottoman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Lydia ⓘ
Roman province of Asia ⓘ
LydiaOfThyatiraMentionedIn Acts 16:14 ⓘ
LydiaOfThyatiraOccupation seller of purple cloth ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Revelation ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
nearRiver Lycus (a tributary of the Hermus) ⓘ
notedForInRevelation toleration of false teaching ⓘ
oneOf Seven Churches of Asia ⓘ
surface form: Seven churches of Asia
partOf Seven Churches archaeological circuit in Turkey ⓘ
presentCountry Turkey ⓘ
presentLocation Manisa ⓘ
surface form: Akhisar
receivesMessageFrom Christ of faith ⓘ
surface form: Christ (in Revelation)
regionInModernTerms western Turkey ⓘ
UNESCOStatus on tentative lists and pilgrimage routes (not a standalone World Heritage Site as of 2024) ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

church in Thyatira → associatedWith → city of Thyatira ⓘ