Roman province of Asia

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The Roman province of Asia was a wealthy and culturally significant region in western Anatolia, encompassing major ancient cities such as Ephesus, Pergamon, and Smyrna under Roman rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman province
former administrative division
abolished late Roman administrative reforms
capital Ephesus
continent Asia
country Roman Empire
createdBy Roman Republic
economicActivity agriculture
olive oil production
textile production
trade
wine production
established 129 BC
establishedAfter death of Attalus III of Pergamon
establishedByAct testament of Attalus III
formedFrom Attalid kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Pergamon
governedBy proconsul
hasSevenChurchesOfAsia Ephesus
Laodicea on the Lycus
linked to: Church of Laodicea

Pergamon
Philadelphia (Lydia)
Sardis
Smyrna
Thyatira
knownFor cultural significance
intensive trade
literary production
philosophical schools
urbanization
wealth
language Greek
Latin
locatedIn Asia Minor
western Anatolia
majorCity Aphrodisias
Colossae
Ephesus
Hierapolis
Laodicea on the Lycus
linked to: Church of Laodicea

Magnesia on the Maeander
Miletus
Pergamon
Philadelphia (Lydia)
Sardis
Smyrna
Thyatira
Tralles
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Book of Revelation
notableSanctuary Asklepieion of Pergamon
linked to: Temple of Asclepius

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
partOf Roman Empire
precededBy Kingdom of Pergamon
primaryCulture Hellenistic culture
region Caria
Ionia
Lydia
Mysia
parts of Phrygia
religion Greco-Roman polytheism
reorganizedInto Diocese of Asia
taxStatus senatorial province

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

church in Smyrna locatedIn Roman province of Asia
church in Thyatira locatedIn Roman province of Asia
Ephesus partOf Roman province of Asia
Seven Churches of Asia locatedIn Roman province of Asia
Pamphylia partOf Asia Minor Roman provinces
linked to: Roman province of Asia
Caria integratedInto Roman province of Asia
Pergamon becamePartOf Roman province of Asia
Colophon partOf Roman province of Asia
Church in Sardis regionInRomanEmpire Roman province of Asia
subject linked to: church in Sardis
Thyatira locatedIn Roman province of Asia
subject linked to: city of Thyatira
Thyatira associatedWith Asia (Roman province)
linked to: Roman province of Asia
Galen birthRegion Roman province of Asia
Kingdom of Pergamon followedBy Roman province of Asia
First Mithridatic War involvedTerritory Roman province of Asia
Church of Pergamum locatedIn Roman province of Asia
Agora of Smyrna partOf Roman province of Asia
Church of Laodicea locatedIn Roman province of Asia
Tychicus originatesFrom Roman province of Asia
Magnesia on the Maeander partOf Roman province of Asia
Attalus III succeededByPoliticalEntity Roman province of Asia
Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus borderedBy Roman province of Asia