Cappadocia (/kæpəˈdoʊʃəˌ -ˈdoʊkiə/; Turkish: Kapadokya, from Ancient Greek: Καππαδοκία) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is...
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Look up Cappadocia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cappadocia is a historical region of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey. Cappadocia can also refer to:...
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Cappadocia was a province of the Roman Empire in Anatolia (modern central-eastern Turkey), with its capital at Caesarea. It was established in 17 AD by...
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Alexander of Jerusalem (redirect from Alexander of Cappadocia and Jerusalem)
persecution of Emperor Decius. Alexander was originally from Cappadocia and became Cappadocia's first bishop. Afterwards he was associated as coadjutor with...
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Cappadocian Greeks (redirect from Greeks of Cappadocia)
Cappadocians, are an ethnic Greek community native to the geographical region of Cappadocia in central-eastern Anatolia; roughly the Nevşehir and Kayseri provinces...
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John of Cappadocia, surnamed Cappadox or the Cappadocian (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Καππαδόκης; died February 520), was patriarch of Constantinople in 518–520,...
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Cappadocia (Greek: Καππαδοκία) was a Hellenistic-era Iranian kingdom centered in the historical region of Cappadocia in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)...
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Basil of Caesarea (redirect from Basil of Cappadocia)
an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who...
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Asterius of Cappadocia (Ἀστέριος; died c. 341) was an Arian Christian theologian from Cappadocia. Few of his writings have been recovered in their entirety;...
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Achaemenid Cappadocia Cappadocia (from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 Katpatuka) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire located in Anatolia (modern-day...
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Rock-cut architecture in Cappadocia in Central Turkey includes living and work spaces as well as sacred buildings like churches and monasteries, that were...
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Derinkuyu underground city (category Underground cities in Cappadocia)
in Turkey and is one of several underground complexes found throughout Cappadocia. The underground city at Derinkuyu could be closed from the inside with...
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ten Hellenistic kings of Cappadocia in Anatolia, between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. They are: Ariarathes I of Cappadocia, ruled 331 or 330–322 BC,...
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largest extent under Mithridates VI the Great, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Bithynia, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos, and for a brief...
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Kayseri (redirect from Caesarea in Cappadocia)
Historically known as Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since ancient times. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is composed...
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(Ancient Greek: Πτερία) was the capital of the Leucosyri in northern Cappadocia. They were said by Herodotus to have been taken and ruined by Croesus...
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Erzurum (redirect from Teodosiopoli di Cappadocia)
centuries, its (later?) Metropolitan is the Archdiocese of Caesarea in Cappadocia. In either case, it was in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople...
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This article lists the Hellenistic princes and kings of Cappadocia, an ancient region in central Anatolia. Ariarathes I, 331–322 BC The hitherto satrap...
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includes the area called Cappadocia – a tourist attraction in Turkey. The town of Göreme is also located in Nevşehir. Cappadocia once included the area...
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This article lists the Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia, an ancient region in central Anatolia. The Satrapy of Capadocia was a satrapy (province) of the...
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recognized the Seleucid client state of Cappadocia to become an independent kingdom. In 255 BC, Ariarathes III of Cappadocia started co-ruling with his father...
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(Turkish Aşıklar Vadisi) is a valley in Göreme Historical National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey. It is known for its rock formations called fairy chimneys. The...
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Aksaray (redirect from Koloneia in Cappadocia)
town of Garsaura was renamed Archelaïs (Greek: Ἀρχελαΐς) by Archelaus of Cappadocia, the last Cappadocian king. In Roman times, the town was known as Colonia...
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Auxentius of Milan (redirect from Auxentius of Cappadocia)
Auxentius of Milan or of Cappadocia (fl. 343 – 374), was an Arian theologian and bishop of Milan. Because of his Arian faith, Auxentius is considered by...
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known of his life. He was ethnically Greek, born in the Roman province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey), and most likely lived in the second half...
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Gregory of Cappadocia served as Patriarch of Alexandria between 339 and 345. The appointment was made due to political pressure on Emperor Constantius...
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Diogenes was a person sent by Orophernes, usurper of Cappadocia, together with Timotheus, as ambassador to Rome in 157 BC, to carry to Rome a golden crown...
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Ariobarzanes of Cappadocia may refer to: Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, king of Cappadocia from 93 BC to ca. 63 or 62 BC Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, son and...
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princess from the Kingdom of Pontus and was a Queen of Cappadocia. She was the ruler of Cappadocia on behalf of her minor son in 130 – 126 BC. Nysa was...
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his attempts to annex Cappadocia to Pontus. Gordius was employed by him, in 116 BC, to murder Ariarathes VI, king of Cappadocia. Gordius was afterwards...
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