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Imperial cult served as a way for subjects of Asia province to come to terms with imperial rule within the framework of their communities. Religious practices were very much a public affair and involved citizens in all its aspects including prayer, sacrifice, and processions. Rituals held in honor of
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In case a community was unable to pay taxes, they borrowed from Roman lenders but at exorbitant rates. This more often than not resulted in default on said loans and consequently led Roman lenders to seize the borrower's land, their last remaining asset of value. In this way and by outright purchase,
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also signaled the rise of new cities in Mysia, Lydia and Phrygia. The province grew to be an elaborate system of self-governing cities, each responsible for its own economics, taxes, and law in its territory. The reign of Augustus further signaled the start of urbanization of Asia province, as public
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Rome had always been very reluctant to involve itself in matters to the east. It typically relied on allies to arbitrate in the case of a conflict. Very rarely would Rome send delegations to the east, much less have a strong governmental presence. This apathy did not change much even after the gift
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divided Asia province into seven smaller provinces. During the 5th century and, until the mid-6th century the cities and provinces of western Anatolia experienced an economic renaissance. But after the great plague of 543 many cities towards the interior of the province declined to the point where
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was established. The proconsul spent much of his year-long term traveling throughout the province hearing cases and conducting other judicial business at each of the assize centers. Rome's transition from the Republic to the early Empire saw an important change in the role of existing provincial
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was prevalent in provincial communities during the Roman empire. Soon after Augustus came to power, temples erected in his honor sprang up across Asia province. The establishment of provincial centers of imperial cult further spawned local cults. These sites served as models followed by other
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Other than to quell occasional revolts, there was minimal military presence in Asia province, until forces led by Sulla set forth in their campaign against Mithridates VI. In fact, Asia province was unique in that it was one of the few ungarrisoned provinces of the empire. While no
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had conquered virtually all of Asia. Capitalizing on the hatred of corrupt Roman practices, Mithridates instigated a mass revolt against Rome, ordering the slaughter of all Romans and Italians in the province. Contemporary estimates of casualties ranged from 80,000 up to 150,000.
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were stationed in Phrygian Eumeneia while smaller groups of soldiers regularly patrolled the mountainous regions. High military presence in rural regions around 3rd century AD caused great civil unrest in the province.
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formally established the region as the province of Asia. The bequest of the Attalid kingdom to Rome presented serious implications for neighbouring territories. It was during this period that the
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they were indistinguishable from common villages by the time of the Persian and Arab invasions of the 7th century. On the other hand, leading cities from the early empire including
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and in 85 BC reorganized the province into eleven assize districts, each central to a number of smaller, subordinate cities. These assize centers, which developed into the
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from Attalus in 133 BC. In fact, parts of the Pergamene kingdom were voluntarily relinquished to different nations. For example, Great Phrygia was given to
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culture in the east for centuries. The territory remained part of the (Eastern) Roman Empire until the end of the 14th century when it was conquered by the
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The province was one of the richest of the Empire and was at peace for most of the Imperial period. It contained hundreds of largely self-governing Greek
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a particular emperor frequently outnumbered those of other gods. No other cult matched the imperial cult in terms of dispersion and commonality.
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Widerstand, Anpassung, Integration : die griechische Staatenwelt und Rom : Festschrift fĂŒr JĂŒrgen Deininger zum 65. Geburtstag
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Wirtschaftspolitik und Wirtschaft in der römischen Provinz Asia in der Zeit von Augustus bis zum Regierungsantritt Diokletians
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retained much of their former glory and came to serve as the new provincial capitals. Asia remained a center of the dominant
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established after 584. After massive territorial losses in the 7th century, the remaining provinces were superseded by the
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brought the war to a close by defeating Eumenes in the first engagement. He followed up his victory by laying siege to
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While the Senate was hesitant in involving itself in Asian affairs, others had no such reluctance. A law passed by
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Herrmann, P. (2002). "Das Koinon ton Ionon unter römischer Herrschaft". In Ehrhardt, N.; GĂŒnther, L.-M. (eds.).
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Cottier, M.; Crawford, M. H.; Crowther, C. V.; Ferrary, J. L.; Levick, B. M.; Salomies, O.; Wörrle, M. (2008).
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The 3rd century AD marked a serious decline in Asia stemming in part from epidemic disease, beginning with the
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were ever stationed inside the province, that is not to say that there was no military presence whatsoever.
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Italy was never constituted as a province, instead retaining a special juridical status until
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cities, which evolved from autonomous city-states to Imperial administrative centers.
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was added in 82 BC. The southeast region of Asia province was later reassigned to the
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The territory was ruled by various Macedonian kingdoms following the conquests of
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and parts of Greece they survived under the themes until the early 9th century.
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Collins, Billie Jean; Bachvarova, Mary R.; Rutherford, Ian (28 March 2010).
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of the early 5th century BC, Greek sources often use it to refer to the
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Herodotus in context: Ethnography, Science & the Art of Persuasion
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Roman Ionia: Constructions of Cultural Identity in Western Asia Minor
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The lives of ancient villages : rural society in Roman Anatolia
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Numidia (divided as Cirtensis and Militiana during the Tetrarchy)
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The province of Asia originally consisted of the territories of
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staged a rebellion. He defeated one of the consuls of 131 BC,
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Legionary detachments were present in the Phrygian cities of
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The Roman provinces of Anatolia under Trajan, including Asia.
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Anatolian Interfaces: Hittites, Greeks and their Neighbours
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The province of Asia highlighted within the Roman Empire.
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States and territories disestablished in the 7th century
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building became the defining characteristic of a city.
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Roman province located in modern-day Turkey and Greece
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2846: 2843: 2841: 2838: 2836: 2833: 2831: 2828: 2827: 2825: 2708: 2704: 2697: 2692: 2690: 2685: 2683: 2678: 2677: 2674: 2661: 2657: 2654: 2650: 2648: 2644: 2642: 2638: 2634: 2632: 2628: 2627: 2624: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2600: 2597: 2590: 2586: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2516: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2490: 2487: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2479:Palaestina II 2477: 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2457: 2455: 2452: 2450: 2447: 2445: 2442: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2432: 2431: 2429: 2427: 2423: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2386:Cappadocia II 2384: 2382: 2379: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2356:Armenia Maior 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2343: 2341: 2339: 2335: 2329: 2326: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2267: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2253: 2251: 2248: 2246: 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2232: 2230: 2228: 2224: 2221: 2219: 2213: 2203: 2200: 2198: 2195: 2193: 2190: 2188: 2185: 2183: 2180: 2178: 2175: 2173: 2170: 2169: 2167: 2165: 2161: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2123: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2083: 2081: 2079: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2064: 2060: 2055: 2050: 2046: 2028: 2025: 2023: 2020: 2018: 2015: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1995: 1991: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1970: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1955:Alpes Cottiae 1953: 1952: 1950: 1948: 1944: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1889: 1887: 1885: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1870: 1860: 1857: 1855: 1852: 1850: 1847: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1828: 1822: 1821:Tarraconensis 1819: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 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647: 644: 638: 628: 626: 622: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 599: 595: 591: 581: 579: 575: 571: 567: 563: 562:Mithridates V 560:was given to 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 530: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 494: 479: 478:to the east. 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 403: 401: 396: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 358: 357:Ancient Greek 354: 347: 343: 339: 335: 330: 322: 314: 310: 307: 305:Today part of 303: 287: 285: 282: 281: 273: 271: 270:Samos (theme) 268: 267: 259: 257: 254: 253: 245: 243: 240: 239: 231: 229: 226: 225: 222: 216: 213: 206: 205: 202: 201: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 159: 155: 152: 146: 142: 139: 133: 129: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 94: 90: 85: 82: 78: 72: 67: 62: 59: 55: 51: 46:áŒÏ€Î±ÏÏ‡ÎŻÎ± áŒˆÏƒÎŻÎ±Ï‚ 38: 33: 19: 2613:Spania (552) 2474:Palaestina I 2454:Euphratensis 2401:Helenopontus 2381:Cappadocia I 2288:Hellespontus 2277: 2187:Epirus Vetus 2154:Praevalitana 2069:of Illyricum 1859:Valentia (?) 1844:Britannia II 1748:Aquitanica I 1626:theme system 1591: 1430: 1320: 1193: 1174: 1155: 1136: 1116: 1097: 1093: 1085: 1081: 1073: 1046: 1042: 1034: 1010: 1004: 996: 991: 983: 961: 955: 947: 932: 925: 916: 907: 899: 894: 858: 851: 830: 826:full legions 822: 813: 798: 790: 752: 741: 728: 700: 648: 640: 613:Stratonikeia 587: 531: 521:. After the 510: 490: 409: 397: 381:Roman Empire 352: 351: 345: 197:Succeeded by 196: 191: 166:established 58:Roman Empire 2660:Justinian I 2532:Aegyptus II 2464:Mesopotamia 2411:Paphlagonia 2240:Haemimontus 2218:of the East 2182:Epirus Nova 2106:Pannonia II 1839:Britannia I 1700:Germania II 1531:'s reforms. 1463:Mesopotamia 772:Hellenistic 768:Aphrodisias 671:Adramyttium 661:, included 601:Eumenes III 590:Attalus III 400:city-states 192:Preceded by 170:7th century 2824:Categories 2637:reconquest 2527:Aegyptus I 2489:Phoenice I 2444:Cilicia II 2351:Armenia II 2101:Pannonia I 1773:Viennensis 1695:Germania I 1690:Belgica II 1630:Asia Minor 1602:Diocletian 1529:Diocletian 1341:Cappadocia 986:. pp. 189f 886:References 782:Government 755:Diocletian 641:By 88 BC, 584:Annexation 564:, King of 519:Bronze Age 503:Aegean Sea 487:Background 369:Asia Minor 151:Diocletian 2439:Cilicia I 2391:Galatia I 2346:Armenia I 2313:Pamphylia 2245:Moesia II 2202:Thessalia 1979:Raetia II 1811:Lusitania 1806:Gallaecia 1796:Balearica 1685:Belgica I 1448:Macedonia 1336:Britannia 598:pretender 552:based at 509:texts as 440:Pamphylia 406:Geography 393:proconsul 2406:Honorias 2376:Bithynia 2149:Moesia I 2144:Dardania 2086:Dalmatia 2007:Byzacena 1974:Raetia I 1922:Sardinia 1897:Campania 1875:of Italy 1598:dioceses 1371:Dalmatia 1286:Aegyptus 1269:(117 AD) 1098:Anatolia 1086:Anatolia 1074:Anatolia 1047:Anatolia 1035:Anatolia 1016:Archived 1009:Appian, 997:Anatolia 864:See also 787:Taxation 731:Augustus 697:Augustus 594:Pergamum 568:, while 554:Pergamum 468:Bithynia 456:Lycaonia 385:Augustus 363:) was a 338:Anatolia 284:Opsikion 138:Pergamon 100:(modern 87:(modern 84:Pergamon 54:Province 2603:Taurica 2537:Arcadia 2499:Syria I 2469:Osroene 2459:Isauria 2318:Pisidia 2293:Islands 2260:Thracia 2255:Scythia 2250:Rhodope 1969:Aemilia 1965:Liguria 1937:Valeria 1927:Sicilia 1917:Samnium 1902:Corsica 1791:Baetica 1663:of Gaul 1618:Ravenna 1583:History 1508:Thracia 1498:Sicilia 1478:Noricum 1381:Galatia 1346:Cilicia 1326:Assyria 1316:Armenia 1049:. p. 29 880:Asiarch 837:Amorium 760:Ephesus 738:Decline 723:Galatia 719:Phrygia 687:Miletus 679:Synnada 675:Cyzicus 663:Ephesus 558:Phrygia 540:at the 482:History 476:Galatia 452:Phrygia 436:Pisidia 334:Hadrian 162:‱  97:Ephesus 89:Bergama 80:Capital 56:of the 2850:133 BC 2655:in 536 2449:Cyprus 2434:Arabia 2235:Europa 2172:Achaea 1622:Africa 1493:Raetia 1438:Iudaea 1432:Italia 1376:Epirus 1361:Cyprus 1281:Achaia 1200:  1181:  1162:  1143:  1124:  1100:p. 112 1088:p. 100 1076:p. 121 1037:p. 198 940:  833:Apamea 766:, and 764:Sardis 717:, and 689:, and 683:Apamea 667:Smyrna 578:Rhodes 566:Pontus 515:Assuwa 460:Cibyra 442:. 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Index

Province of Asia
Asia (disambiguation)
Province
Roman Empire

Pergamon
Bergama
Turkey
Ephesus
Selçuk
Turkey
Classical Antiquity
Late Antiquity
Pergamon
Diocletian
Anatolic Theme
Attalid kingdom
Anatolic Theme
Thracesian Theme
Aegean Sea (theme)
Samos (theme)
Opsikion
Turkey
Greece


Hadrian
Anatolia
senatorial province
Ancient Greek

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