Roman province of Galatia
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The Roman province of Galatia was a central Anatolian region of the Roman Empire, inhabited by Celtic Galatians and later known for its early Christian communities addressed in the New Testament.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Galatia | 1 |
| province of Galatia | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ |
| biblicalRegion | Galatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bithynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycaonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ancyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | late antiquity ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Celts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galatians NERFINISHED ⓘ Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Byzantine themes in Anatolia
ⓘ
Late Roman province of Galatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorType |
imperial province
ⓘ
senatorial province ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
parts of modern Ankara Province
ⓘ
parts of modern Eskişehir Province ⓘ parts of modern Çorum Province ⓘ |
| incorporatedTerritory |
Paphlagonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Lycaonia ⓘ parts of Pisidia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Celtic population
ⓘ
early Christian communities ⓘ |
| language |
Galatian language
ⓘ
Greek language ⓘ Latin language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Ancyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pessinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Epistle to the Galatians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Galatians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocese of Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kingdom of Galatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman paganism
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ local Anatolian cults ⓘ |
| startTime | 25 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Galatia
this entity surface form:
province of Galatia