Pamphylia

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Pamphylia was an ancient coastal region in southern Anatolia, known for its Greek-influenced cities and role as a crossroads between Mediterranean and inland Asian cultures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pamphylia Secunda 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient region
historical region of Anatolia
administrativeStatus Byzantine theme
Roman province
borderedBy Cilicia
Lycia
Pisidia
Taurus Mountains
conqueredBy Alexander the Great
Romans
Seljuk Empire
surface form: Seljuk Turks
continent Asia
ethnicComposition Anatolian peoples
Greek colonists
Pamphylians
formedProvince Lycia
surface form: Lycia et Pamphylia
hasCapital Perge
hasMajorCity Aspendos
Attaleia
Perge
Sidetic
surface form: Side

Sillyon
Termessos
hasRiver Cestrus River NERFINISHED
Eurymedon River
Melas River
knownFor Greek-influenced cities
fertile coastal plain
harbors and maritime trade
role as crossroads between Mediterranean and inland Asian cultures
languageUsed Greek
Pamphylian Greek dialect
locatedIn Asia Minor
southern Anatolia
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
mergedWith Lycia
modernCountry Turkey
modernLocation Antalya Province
partOf Achaemenid Empire
Roman province of Asia
surface form: Asia Minor Roman provinces

Byzantine Empire
Hellenistic period
surface form: Hellenistic world

Roman Empire
religionPracticed Greek polytheism
early Christianity
strategicRole link between coastal and inland trade routes
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Imperial period

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Lycia borders Pamphylia
Asia Minor containedRegion Pamphylia
Perge locatedIn Pamphylia
Aspendos locatedInRegion Pamphylia
Sidetic spokenIn Pamphylia
Perge wasCapitalOf Pamphylia
this entity surface form: Pamphylia Secunda