Magnesia ad Sipylum
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Magnesia ad Sipylum was an ancient Greek city in western Anatolia, near Mount Sipylus, known for its strategic location and later significance under Hellenistic and Roman rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magnesia ad Sipylum canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Greek city ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lydian plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| era |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Classical antiquity ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Magnesians ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | trade hub between interior Lydia and coastal cities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Niobe rock formation on Mount Sipylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasType | polis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
position on routes between the Aegean coast and inland Anatolia
ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Sipylus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hermus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pliny the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSite | Manisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Aegean coast of Anatolia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lydia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedAidFrom | Emperor Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman imperial cult
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs | regional administrative center in Roman period ⓘ |
| significancePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| suffered | major earthquake in 17 AD ⓘ |
| terrain | foothills of Mount Sipylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing |
Hellenistic era
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.