Χαλκηδών

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Χαλκηδών is the ancient Greek name for Chalcedon, a historic city located on the Asian side of the Bosporus opposite Byzantium (modern Istanbul).

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Χαλκηδών canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek colony
ancient city
settlement
adjacentSea Black Sea via Bosporus
Sea of Marmara
continent Asia
councilSignificance defined Christological doctrine in Christianity
councilYear 451
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Ancient Greek
etymologyLanguage Ancient Greek
foundedBy Megara
hasCoordinateRegion northwestern Anatolia
linked to: Western Anatolia
historicalEra Byzantine period
Classical Antiquity
linked to: Classical antiquity

Hellenistic period
Roman period
knownFor proximity to Byzantium
strategic position on the Bosporus
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Asia Minor
Bithynia
Marmara Region
locatedNear Sea of Marmara
locatedOn Asian side of the Bosporus
locatedOpposite Byzantium
Constantinople
Istanbul
modernCountry Turkey
modernPartOf Kadıköy
nameInEnglish Chalcedon
nameInLatin Chalcedon
nearbyCity Nicomedia
oppositeContinent Europe
oppositeShoreFrom European side of the Bosporus
partOf Byzantine Empire
Province of Bithynia et Pontus
Roman Empire
presentDayDistrictOf Istanbul
presentDayName Kadıköy
regionHistoric Bithynia
religiousCouncilType ecumenical council site
religiousTradition Christianity
siteOf Council of Chalcedon
strategicRole control of access between Black Sea and Aegean Sea
urbanType port city
trading center
waterway Bosporus

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Chalcedon ancientName Χαλκηδών