Chrysopolis
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Chrysopolis was an ancient town located on the Asian side of the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium (later Constantinople), known historically as a strategic crossing and military site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chrysopolis canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
overland roads in Bithynia
ⓘ
sea routes ⓘ |
| countryToday | Turkey ⓘ |
| crossingPointFor |
armies
ⓘ
merchants ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek for "Golden City" or "City of Gold" ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Classical Antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
good anchorage
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ |
| hasWaterway |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosporus Strait
|
| importance | key node on routes between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military significance
ⓘ
strategic crossing of the Bosporus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterAbsorbedInto | urban area of Istanbul ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Asian side of the Bosporus ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Üsküdar
ⓘ
surface form:
Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey
|
| near |
Byzantium
ⓘ
Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Scutari ⓘ |
| oppositeOf |
Byzantium
ⓘ
Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| partOf | Bithynia ⓘ |
| region |
Western Anatolia
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Anatolia
|
| religionInAntiquity | Greco-Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| siteOf |
military encampments
ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of access to Byzantium
ⓘ
control of traffic between Black Sea and Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
monitoring naval passage through the Bosporus
ⓘ
staging area for campaigns in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| tradeRole | collection point for customs and tolls ⓘ |
| transportRole | ferry terminus across the Bosporus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military base
ⓘ
toll station for Bosporus crossing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symeon the New Theologian