Philadelphia (Lydia)
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Philadelphia (Lydia) was an important ancient city in western Asia Minor, renowned in Roman times as a regional center of commerce and early Christianity.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Hellenistic city ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Attalus II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedByDynasty | Attalid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalStatus |
bishopric
ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ |
| hasType | ancient Lydian city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian community
ⓘ
fertile surrounding countryside ⓘ regional center of commerce ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| laterName | Alaşehir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Alaşehir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hermus River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | trade routes between the interior of Anatolia and the Aegean coast ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | one of the Seven Churches of Asia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Attalus II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| presentCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistoric | western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionImportant |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pagan cults in antiquity ⓘ |
| roleInChristianity |
early Christian center in Asia Minor
ⓘ
site of one of the Seven Churches of Asia ⓘ |
| statusInByzantinePeriod |
Christian bishopric
ⓘ
fortified town ⓘ |
| statusInRomanPeriod |
commercial hub
ⓘ
prosperous city ⓘ |
| sufferedFrom | earthquakes ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
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