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.

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Label Occurrences
Magnesia ad Sipylum canonical 3

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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

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Lydia importantCity Magnesia ad Sipylum
Magnesia on the Maeander distinguishedFrom Magnesia ad Sipylum
Manisa historicalName Magnesia ad Sipylum