Cabira
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Cabira was an ancient city in the region of Pontus in Asia Minor, later known as Neocaesarea under Roman rule.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient city ⓘ |
| approximateModernSite |
near modern Niksar
ⓘ
north-central Turkey ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Anatolian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arsenal
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ hunting park ⓘ royal palace ⓘ treasury ⓘ |
| hasType | urban settlement ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
local Anatolian languages ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Neocaesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Lycus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pontic mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper Lycus valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Plutarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| nearbyBattle | Battle of Cabira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBattleDate | 72 BC ⓘ |
| nearbyBattleWith |
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Tokat Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Roman authorities ⓘ |
| renamedInHonorOf | Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | local administrative center under Roman rule ⓘ |
| statusUnderRome | important city of Pontus Polemoniacus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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