Nicomedeia
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Nicomedeia was an important ancient city of Bithynia in northwestern Asia Minor, which later became a major administrative center of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicomedeia canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
former Byzantine administrative center ⓘ former Roman provincial capital ⓘ |
| connectedByRoad |
Via Militaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
roads to Chalcedon ⓘ roads to Nicaea ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Roman coinage ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 264 BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Nicomedes I of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ major military base ⓘ |
| hasType |
fortified city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterStatus |
absorbed into Ottoman-era İzmit
ⓘ
declined after rise of Constantinople ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Kocaeli Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ İzmit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pliny the Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicomedes I of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Gulf of İzmit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Propontis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBySettlement | Astacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRole | chief city of Bithynia ⓘ |
| religion | early Christian community ⓘ |
| servedAs |
imperial residence of Constantine the Great
ⓘ
imperial residence of Diocletian ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled routes between Asia and Europe
ⓘ
naval access to Propontis ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
earthquakes in late Roman period
ⓘ
major earthquake in 24 AD ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Diocletianic Tetrarchy (eastern part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire (intermittently) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSeeOf | Bishop of Nicomedeia ⓘ |
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