Gangra in Paphlagonia
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Gangra in Paphlagonia was an ancient city in northern Asia Minor that served as an important regional center and later a bishopric in the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
bishopric ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paphlagonian highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernSite | Çankırı NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| councilDateApprox | 4th century ⓘ |
| countryModern | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Black Sea hinterland ⓘ |
| hadStatus | episcopal see ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalStatus | titular see ⓘ |
| knownFor | Council of Gangra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paphlagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman administrative documents
ⓘ
late antique ecclesiastical sources ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
regional center ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| was | capital of the Roman province of Paphlagonia ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Late Roman provincial system ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dioscorus I of Alexandria