Pessinus
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Pessinus was an ancient Phrygian city in central Anatolia, renowned as a major religious center dedicated to the worship of the goddess Cybele.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pessinus canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | transfer of Cybele’s sacred stone to Rome ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.4°N 31.6°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic culture
Phrygians ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian culture
Roman culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| eventDate | 204 BCE ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| floruit |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation | Belgian archaeological mission ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
colonnaded street
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ sanctuary complex ⓘ temple podium ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Cybele
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Cybele at Pessinus
|
| linkedTo | Magna Mater cult in Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Phrygia
ⓘ
Sakarya Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Sakarya River valley
central Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Eskişehir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sakarya River
ⓘ
modern Ballıhisar ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Cybele ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Cicero
ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| modernNameOfVicinity | Ballıhisar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ |
| prosperedInPeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| religiousCentreFor |
Cybele
ⓘ
Cybele ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Mater
|
| religiousObject | black meteoric stone of Cybele ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major center of Cybele worship in Phrygia ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Kingdom of Pergamon
ⓘ
surface form:
Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| worshipPracticed |
Cybele cult
ⓘ
galli priesthood rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.