Celaenae
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Celaenae was an important ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, known as a strategic and commercial center near the sources of the Maeander River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celaenae canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Phrygian cities
ⓘ
Former populated places in Turkey ⓘ |
| commercialRole | node on inland trade routes of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| countryDuringClassicalAntiquity | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | Persian satraps of Phrygia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
citadel
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ palace complex ⓘ royal park ⓘ springs and fountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial importance
ⓘ
military significance ⓘ proximity to important trade routes ⓘ royal residences ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| languageInAdministration |
Greek
ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Phrygian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | sources of the Maeander River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Maeander River ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Xenophon ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Anabasis ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion |
Maeander River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
upper Maeander valley
|
| partOf |
Phrygian cities
ⓘ
routes linking Sardis to the interior of Anatolia ⓘ |
| regionDuringClassicalAntiquity |
Phrygia
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Phrygia
|
| religionInAntiquity |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
Anatolian paganism ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian religion
|
| strategicLocationReason | control of routes between the Anatolian plateau and western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Apamea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Cyrus the Younger ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
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