Tarsos
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Tarsos is the ancient name of the historic city of Tarsus in Cilicia, a significant cultural and commercial center in the eastern Mediterranean world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul the Apostle
|
| birthplaceOf |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
| connectedTo |
maritime trade routes of the eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
overland trade routes of Anatolia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluences |
Greek culture
ⓘ
Near Eastern traditions ⓘ Roman culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| flourishedAs | urban center ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins of ancient Tarsus ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
harbor access via river ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName | Tarsos self-link ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor | Tarsus ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Tarsus ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
history of early Christianity
ⓘ
history of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cosmopolitan culture
ⓘ
learning ⓘ philosophy ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cilicia
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| modernName | Tarsus ⓘ |
| near | Taurus Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman province of Cilicia ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Cilicia ⓘ |
| regionType | city in ancient Cilicia ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of early Christianity ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commercial center
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Cilician plain ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway between Anatolia and Syria ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Tarsus River
ⓘ
surface form:
Cydnus River
|
| wasImportantDuring |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tyre