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Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, has two definitions. It is either bounded by an imprecise line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea, or it is the entirety of the Asiatic territory of Turkey. [1][2] Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, [a] is a peninsula of Turkey situated in Western Asia.
The classical regions and their main settlements (circa 200 BC). Aeolis (named after the Aeolian Greeks that colonized the region) Lesbos. Armenia Minor (Armenia west of the Euphrates river, geographically in Anatolia) (roughly corresponding to ancient Azzi-Hayasa or Hayasa-Azzi) Aeretice / Æretice. Aetulane / Ætulane.
Anatolia or Asia Minor in the Greco-Roman period: The classical regions, including Pontus, and their main settlements. Map of Pontus in antiquity, 1901 The first travels of Greek merchants and adventurers to the Pontus region occurred probably from around 1000 BC, whereas their settlements would become steady and solidified cities only by the ...
The history of Anatolia (often referred to in historical sources as Asia Minor) can be roughly subdivided into: Prehistory of Anatolia (up to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE), Ancient Anatolia (including Hattian, Hittite and post-Hittite periods), Classical Anatolia (including Achaemenid, Hellenistic and Roman periods), Byzantine Anatolia (later overlapping, since the 11th century, with the ...
Map of western Anatolia showing the island Patmos and the locations of the cities housing the seven churches. The Seven Churches of Revelation, also known as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and the Seven Churches of Asia, are seven major churches of early Christianity, as mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation.
Greek settlements in western Asia Minor, Ionian area in green.. Ionia was of small extent, not exceeding 150 kilometres (90 mi) in length from north to south, with the cities located on a narrow band between the sea and the mountains, which varies in width from 60 to 90 kilometres (40 to 60 mi).
The term Asia Pacific generally refers to a combination of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and islands in the Pacific Ocean – and most are also considered part of Australasia or Oceania. Asia contains the Indian subcontinent, Iranian Plateau, Arabian Peninsula, as well as a piece of the North American plate in Siberia.
Historical map of Ephesus, from Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. When Alexander the Great defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in 334 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor were liberated. The pro-Persian tyrant Syrpax and his family were stoned to death, and Alexander was greeted warmly when he entered Ephesus in triumph.