Thyateira

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Thyateira is an ancient city of western Asia Minor, known from classical and early Christian history and located in what is now modern-day Akhisar in Turkey.

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Thyateira canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
historical settlement
ancientNameLanguage Ancient Greek
archaeologicalStatus partially excavated
associatedReligion early Christianity
associatedWith Seven Churches of the Apocalypse
continent Asia
country Turkey
culturalSphere Greco-Roman world
economicRole regional commercial center
governedBy Byzantine Empire
Hellenistic kingdoms
Roman Empire
hasHeritage Greco-Roman urban culture
hasModernSuccessor Akhisar
hasType ancient Anatolian city
biblical site
historicalPeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
knownFor dyeing industry
textile production
trade guilds
knownFrom classical history
early Christian history
languageUsed Greek
locatedIn Akhisar
Asia (Roman province)
Lydia
Manisa Province
linked to: Manisa

western Asia Minor
locatedInPresentDay western Turkey
mentionedIn Book of Revelation
New Testament
modernCountry Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
partOf Asia Minor
presentDayLocation Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
linked to: Akhisar
regionInAntiquity Anatolia
regionType urban center
religiousJurisdiction early Christian bishopric
religiousSignificance site of an early Christian community
religiousTextRole recipient of a letter in Revelation
religiousTradition Christianity
roleInChristianity one of the Seven Churches of Asia
strategicImportance located on major trade routes
tradeActivity craft and artisan guilds

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Thyatira ancientName Thyateira
subject linked to: city of Thyatira
Thyatira ancientName Thyateira
Pergamon region hasMajorCity Thyateira