Cappadocians

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Anatolian people ancient people ethnic group

The Cappadocians were an ancient people from the historical region of Cappadocia in central Anatolia, known for their distinct culture and role within the Persian and later Hellenistic and Roman empires.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Anatolian Greeks	1
Cappadocian	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anatolian people ⓘ ancient people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
associatedWith	Kingdom of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ satrapy of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalInfluences	Anatolian traditions ⓘ Greek culture ⓘ Persian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman culture ⓘ
ethnogenesisFrom	indigenous Anatolian populations ⓘ
ethnogenesisInfluencedBy	Greek settlers ⓘ Persian settlers ⓘ
governedAs	Roman province inhabitants ⓘ kingdom under Hellenistic rulers ⓘ satrapy under Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
inhabited	Cappadocian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	distinct regional culture ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ military service in imperial armies ⓘ rock-cut settlements and sanctuaries ⓘ
locatedIn	Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ
mentionedIn	Classical Greek sources ⓘ Roman historical texts ⓘ
militaryRole	served as auxiliaries in Roman army ⓘ supplied cavalry to Persian armies ⓘ
partOf	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
practiced	Greco-Roman religious cults ⓘ Iranian-influenced religious cults ⓘ local Anatolian religions ⓘ
religiousInfluences	Greek polytheism ⓘ Zoroastrian elements ⓘ
religiousInfluences	local Anatolian cults ⓘ
spoke	Cappadocian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Iranian-influenced Anatolian dialects ⓘ
timePeriod	Classical Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ first millennium BCE ⓘ
transitionedUnder	Macedonian conquest of Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman annexation of Cappadocia ⓘ
underRuleOf	Achaemenid Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman emperors ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lycaonians → distinctFrom → Cappadocians ⓘ

Glaphyra → ethnicGroup → Cappadocians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cappadocian

John the Cappadocian → ethnicGroup → Cappadocians ⓘ

Pharnaces II of Pontus → ethnicGroup → Cappadocians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anatolian Greeks

Persian army → recruitmentFrom → Cappadocians ⓘ