Alexandria Troas
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Alexandria Troas was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of ancient Troy.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Antigoneia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antigonia Troas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| coinage | issued its own coins ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 25 kilometers south of ancient Troy ⓘ |
| era |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Antigonus I Monophthalmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedStatusBy |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRight | Roman citizenship for its inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueduct
ⓘ
baths ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ harbor ⓘ stadium ⓘ temples ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Greek ⓘ |
| laterOfficialLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Troad NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Anatolia ⓘ Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dalyan, Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hisarlik NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeUnit | Ezine district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUseOfRuins | source of building material for nearby settlements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refoundedBy |
Lysimachus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInRomanEmpire |
Roman colony
ⓘ
free city ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImportantFor |
communication between Asia and Europe
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
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