Lycaonia
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Lycaonia was an ancient inland region of Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey, known in early Christian history as a place visited by apostles and early missionaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lycaonia canonical | 12 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region of Asia Minor
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Cappadocia
ⓘ
Cilicia ⓘ Galatia ⓘ Isauria ⓘ Pisidia ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Anatolian indigenous traditions
ⓘ
Hellenistic culture ⓘ Roman culture ⓘ |
| economyHistorical |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsHistorical |
Greeks
ⓘ
Lycaonians ⓘ Romans ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine provincial administration
ⓘ
Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Iconium ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian missionary activity
ⓘ
mixed Hellenistic and indigenous culture ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Lycaonian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Turkey
Turkey ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Derbe
ⓘ
Iconium ⓘ Laranda ⓘ Lystra ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman province of Cappadocia ⓘ
surface form:
Cappadocia et Lycaonia (Roman provincial divisions, various periods)
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religionHistorical |
early Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| terrain |
inland plateau
ⓘ
semi-arid steppe ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine period
Classical antiquity ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Barnabas
ⓘ
Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
early Christian missionaries ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.