Nicaea
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Nicaea was an ancient Greek city in northwestern Asia Minor, historically significant as a major political and religious center of the Byzantine Empire.
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.
this entity surface form:
Nicaea in Bithynia
this entity surface form:
Nicea
this entity surface form:
Nicaea in Bithynia
this entity surface form:
Nicea