Philadelphia (ancient city)

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Byzantine city New Testament location Roman city ancient city city of Lydia

Philadelphia was an ancient city of Lydia in western Asia Minor, known as a significant urban and commercial center and as one of the early Christian communities mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Philadelphia (ancient city in Asia Minor) 1
Philadelphia (ancient city) canonical 1
Philadelphia in Asia Minor 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine city ⓘ
New Testament location ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
city of Lydia ⓘ
elevation on the slopes of Mount Tmolus ⓘ
foundedBy Attalid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Eumenes II of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy Attalid kings of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Byzantine emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman provincial administration of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus episcopal see ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ
hasRole one of the Seven Churches of Asia ⓘ
knownFor commercial activity ⓘ
fertile volcanic soil ⓘ
strategic location on trade routes ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
laterName Alaşehir NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Asia Minor ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Alaşehir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manisa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
namedAfter Attalus II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Hermus River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
province of Asia ⓘ
regionType frontier city of Lydia ⓘ
religion Christian bishopric ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
pagan cults ⓘ
servedAs commercial hub ⓘ
fortress city ⓘ
subjectOf Revelation 3:7–13 ⓘ
timePeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
underwent frequent earthquakes ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Lydia → importantCity → Philadelphia (ancient city) ⓘ
Letter to the Philadelphians → associatedPlace → Philadelphia (ancient city) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia in Asia Minor
History of Philadelphia → namedAfter → Philadelphia (ancient city) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia (ancient city in Asia Minor)
Nymphaeum of Amman → partOf → Philadelphia (ancient city) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Philadelphia