Heraclea Pontica
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Heraclea Pontica was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, situated on the Black Sea and known as a significant colonial and commercial center.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | urban settlement ruins ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Euxine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastOf | Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringClassicalPeriod | Ancient Greece ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 560 BC ⓘ |
| foundedAsColonyOf | Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanagra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| governedBy | tyrants in the 4th century BC ⓘ |
| hadColony |
Callatis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chersonesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cytorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalStatus | independent polis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Heraclea in Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herakleia Pontike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Ἡράκλεια Ποντική NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Heraclea Pontica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial expansion
ⓘ
commercial importance ⓘ fertile hinterland ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
part of the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
part of the Roman Empire ⓘ part of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Karadeniz Ereğli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Black Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pliny the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameOfSite | Ereğli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere |
Heraclides Ponticus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memnon of Heraclea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bithynia et Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCult |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
cult of Heracles ⓘ |
| situatedOn | southern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
destruction by the Romans
ⓘ
siege by the Galatians ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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