Thessalonica was a provincial capital of Macedonia
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Thessalonica was a major ancient Greek port city and political center in the Roman province of Macedonia, later becoming an important hub of early Christianity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thessalonica was a provincial capital of Macedonia canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ provincial capital ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Roman province of Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Via Egnatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
shipping
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Cassander of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| hasFeature | natural harbor ⓘ |
| hasPortOn | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
center of early Christianity
ⓘ
commercial hub ⓘ major port city ⓘ political center ⓘ provincial capital of Macedonia ⓘ |
| hasStatus | metropolis of Macedonia in late antiquity ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterRuledBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkan Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Macedonia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Thessaloniki, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
NERFINISHED
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Second Epistle to the Thessalonians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | city of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thessalonike of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman province of Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | early Christian community ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important hub of early Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key junction between east and west in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian missionary activity
ⓘ
administration of the province of Macedonia ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ military logistics ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Apostle Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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