ancient city of Edessa

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient city
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:the_Crusades
gptkb:the_Assyrian_Empire
gptkb:the_Nestorian_Church
the Silk Road
the legend of the Mandylion
the_Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Yes
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Syriac_Christianity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:established a city-state
gptkbp:famousFor the Edessan War
the_Edessa_Baptistery
the_Edessan_School_of_Theology
gptkbp:famousLandmark the Citadel of Edessa
gptkbp:foundedIn 3rd millennium BC
gptkbp:historicalEvent Siege of Edessa
Battle of Edessa
Fall of Edessa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Byzantine period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance cultural center
center of learning
cultural melting pot
site_of_early_Christian_writings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ancient city of Edessa
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Persian_Empire
Hellenistic_culture
Greek_culture
gptkbp:knownFor the Edessa Manuscript
the Edessa Chronicle
the Edessa Codex
the Edessa Mosaic
early_Christian_community
the_Edessa_Cathedral
the_Edessa_Fortress
the_Edessa_Library
the_Edessa_Stone
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Roman_theater
gptkb:Council_of_Edessa
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Eusebius_of_Edessa
gptkb:Bishop_Rabbula
gptkb:Saint_Thomas_the_Apostle
Abgar V of Edessa
gptkbp:notableFor trade routes
religious pilgrimage
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Roman_Empire
the_Kingdom_of_Osroene
gptkbp:populationTrend approximately 100,000
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Edessa
Urfa
gptkbp:reduces Middle Ages