Celaenae

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Celaenae was an important ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, known as a strategic and commercial center near the sources of the Maeander River.

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Celaenae canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
category Ancient Phrygian cities ⓘ
Former populated places in Turkey ⓘ
commercialRole node on inland trade routes of Asia Minor ⓘ
countryDuringClassicalAntiquity Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
governedBy Persian satraps of Phrygia ⓘ
hasFeature citadel ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ
royal park ⓘ
springs and fountains ⓘ
knownFor commercial importance ⓘ
military significance ⓘ
proximity to important trade routes ⓘ
royal residences ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ
languageInAdministration Greek ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ
languageInAntiquity Phrygian ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear sources of the Maeander River ⓘ
locatedOn Maeander River ⓘ
mentionedBy Xenophon ⓘ
mentionedIn Anabasis ⓘ
nearbyRegion upper Maeander valley ⓘ
partOf Phrygian cities ⓘ
routes linking Sardis to the interior of Anatolia ⓘ
regionDuringClassicalAntiquity Greater Phrygia ⓘ
linked to: Phrygia
religionInAntiquity Greek polytheism ⓘ
Phrygian religion ⓘ
linked to: Anatolian paganism
strategicLocationReason control of routes between the Anatolian plateau and western Asia Minor ⓘ
successorSettlement Apamea ⓘ
timePeriod Achaemenid period ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Classical antiquity ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
military base ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
visitedBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ

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Phrygia → majorCity → Celaenae ⓘ