Nicaea

E43326

Nicaea was an ancient Greek city in northwestern Asia Minor, historically significant as a major political and religious center of the Byzantine Empire.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nicaea in Bithynia 2
Nicea 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
historical city
settlement
associatedWith Nicene Creed
conqueredBy First Crusade
surface form: First Crusade forces

Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman Turks
conquestDate 1097 (by First Crusade)
1331 (by Ottomans)
controlledBy Byzantine Empire
Hellenistic kingdoms
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
Seljuk Empire
surface form: Seljuk Turks
councilDate 325 (First Council of Nicaea)
Second Council of Nicaea
surface form: 787 (Second Council of Nicaea)
countryDuringByzantinePeriod Byzantine Empire
countryDuringRomanPeriod Roman Empire
fortifications city walls with towers and gates
foundedBy Antigonus I Monophthalmus
hosted First Council of Nicaea
Second Council of Nicaea
languageUsed Greek
locatedIn Anatolia
Bithynia
northwestern Asia Minor
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
İznik
namedAfter Nicaea (wife of Lysimachus)
near Lake Askania
Lake İznik
partOf Bithynia
surface form: Kingdom of Bithynia
refoundedBy Lysimachus
region Marmara Region
surface form: Marmara Region (modern)
religionHistorical Christianity
Greek polytheism
religiousSignificance site of first ecumenical council of the Christian Church
site of seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church
servedAs capital of the Empire of Nicaea
major political center of the Byzantine Empire
major religious center of the Byzantine Empire
urbanFeature basilicas
city gates
gymnasium
rectangular street plan
theatre

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassius Dio birthPlace Nicaea
this entity surface form: Nicaea in Bithynia
Asia Minor containedCity Nicaea
İznik hasHistoricalName Nicaea
İznik hasHistoricalName Nicaea
this entity surface form: Nicea
this entity surface form: Nicaea in Bithynia
this entity surface form: Nicea
Bithynia majorCity Nicaea