Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima
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The Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Levant, centered on major cities such as Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem during Late Antiquity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima canonical | 3 |
| Palaestina Prima | 2 |
| Province of Palaestina | 1 |
| Province of Palaestina Prima under Byzantine rule | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima Context triple: [Caesarea Maritima, partOf, Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima]
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Roman province of Asia
The Roman province of Asia was a wealthy and culturally significant region in western Anatolia, encompassing major ancient cities such as Ephesus, Pergamon, and Smyrna under Roman rule.
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Byzantine Egypt
Byzantine Egypt was the eastern Roman Empire’s province in northeastern Africa, centered on Alexandria and known for its strategic, economic, and religious importance from the 4th to 7th centuries.
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C.
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome was a former administrative division in the Lazio region of Italy that encompassed the city of Rome and its surrounding area before being reorganized into the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
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D.
Southeastern Province
Southeastern Province is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing dioceses in the southeastern region of the country.
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E.
Roman province of Germania Inferior
The Roman province of Germania Inferior was a frontier region of the Roman Empire along the lower Rhine, encompassing parts of modern-day Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima Target entity description: The Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Levant, centered on major cities such as Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem during Late Antiquity.
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A.
Roman province of Asia
The Roman province of Asia was a wealthy and culturally significant region in western Anatolia, encompassing major ancient cities such as Ephesus, Pergamon, and Smyrna under Roman rule.
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B.
Byzantine Egypt
Byzantine Egypt was the eastern Roman Empire’s province in northeastern Africa, centered on Alexandria and known for its strategic, economic, and religious importance from the 4th to 7th centuries.
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C.
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome was a former administrative division in the Lazio region of Italy that encompassed the city of Rome and its surrounding area before being reorganized into the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
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D.
Southeastern Province
Southeastern Province is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing dioceses in the southeastern region of the country.
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E.
Roman province of Germania Inferior
The Roman province of Germania Inferior was a frontier region of the Roman Empire along the lower Rhine, encompassing parts of modern-day Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine province
ⓘ
late antique province ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Muslim conquest of the Levant
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Sasanian invasion of the Levant ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
Palaestina Secunda ⓘ Palaestina Tertia ⓘ Phoenice ⓘ |
| capital | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| contains |
Judean Mountains
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surface form:
Judean hill country
coastal plain of Palestine ⓘ parts of the Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Roman province of Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Judaea
Roman Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Syria Palaestina
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| establishedAfter |
administrative reforms of Constantine the Great
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administrative reforms of Diocletian ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| governedBy | provincial governor ⓘ |
| governorTitle | praeses ⓘ |
| importantSite |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Mount of Olives ⓘ |
| judicialAuthority | provincial governor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian holy places
ⓘ
monastic communities ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| languageInAdministration | Greek ⓘ |
| languageInPopulation |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| laterGovernorTitle | consularis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Diocese of the East
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| majorCity |
Ascalon
ⓘ
Caesarea Maritima ⓘ Diospolis ⓘ Eleutheropolis ⓘ Gaza City ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| militaryAuthority | dux Palaestinae ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of Christian pilgrimage ⓘ |
| succeededBy | early Muslim administrative districts in Bilad al-Sham ⓘ |
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Subject: Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima Description of subject: The Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Levant, centered on major cities such as Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem during Late Antiquity.
Referenced by (7)
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