Asia province
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Asia province was a wealthy Roman province in western Anatolia, encompassing key cities such as Ephesus and serving as an important administrative and cultural center of the Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asia (Roman province) | 0 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ |
| abolished | late 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| administrativeType | senatorial province ⓘ |
| borders |
Bithynia et Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cilicia (Roman province) NERFINISHED ⓘ Galatia (Roman province) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycia et Pamphylia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Caria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellespontus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdAfter | bequest of Attalus III of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Artemis of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ textile production ⓘ trade ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| formed | 133 BC ⓘ |
| fullyOrganizedBy | 129 BC ⓘ |
| governedBy | proconsul ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Propontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSevenChurchesOfAsia |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laodicea on the Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia (Lydia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
early Christianity
ⓘ
imperial cult ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greek language predominance
ⓘ
Hellenistic culture ⓘ dense urbanization ⓘ major trade routes ⓘ temples and sanctuaries ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
western Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Alabanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aphrodisias NERFINISHED ⓘ Colossae NERFINISHED ⓘ Didyma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Laodicea on the Lycus NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnesia on the Maeander NERFINISHED ⓘ Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia (Lydia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Priene NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ Tralles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInSenatorialProvinces | first ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | Diocletianic dioceses ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| taxStatus | directly taxed by Roman state ⓘ |
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