Questions tagged [asia-minor]
Comprises most of modern Turkey, covering the area from the Aegean to the Euphrates. It is the westernmost part of the Asian continent.
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How did the builders of Derinkuyu light it?
I understand that the air shafts and deep streams incorporated into the underground city of Derinkuyu covered the essentials, and they doubtless harvested and stored food from surface farms, but there ...
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When and why did "Near East" become "Middle East?"
Wikipedia:
The Middle East is a transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia which
generally includes Western Asia (except for Transcaucasia), all of
Egypt (mostly in North Africa), and Turkey (partly in ...
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Percentage of Christians (Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians) in Asia Minor/Anatolia in the early 19th century
I'm wondering about the percentage of Christians in Asia Minor/Anatolia in the early 19th century. There were significant Muslim immigration and Christian emigration later.
Immigration: 19th century ...
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What is the meaning of the quadruple symbols combination on a possibly Roman monumental piece?
During my visit to a village central western part of the Asia Minor I saw monumental pieces. Which were emplaced on some part of the buildings by villagers. I see a sword, sickle (hook), pickaxe, and ...
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Is there any evidence that Jesus' Mother lived in Ephesus? [closed]
There is a Shrine Chapel in the ancient city of Ephesus-(present-day Efes, Turkey) that is dedicated to Jesus' Mother, Mary, titled, "House of the Virgin Mary" which is administered by The Roman ...
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How much did the culture of Anatolian Gallic settlers differ from their kin in Gaul?
It is known that some Gallic tribes emigrated to Anatolia in Roman era. In Livy's History of Rome, 38.16 -
(cited from a reddit article), it is mentioned about their arrival to Anatolia by an ...
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When was the temple of Artemis at Ephesus destroyed?
The accounts of the destruction of the temple are a little confusing. Jordanes in the 6th century says
“Respa, Veduc and Thuruar, leaders of the Goths, took ship and sailed across the strait of ...
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