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Asia Minor is the most western region of Asia and is the largest section of modern Turkey. Asia Minor is also called Anatolia. In the second millennium B.C. it was the center of the Hittite Empire. Following the Dorian Invasion, Greeks migrated to Asia Minor. In 546 B.C., the Persian King Cyrus II conquered Asia Minor.
Biblical Asia Minor Tour (13 Nights/14 Days) Key Information Tour Duration: 13 nights / 14 days Days of Operation: Private Tour - Regular Tour Destination's: Turkey Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars Hotel or Tourist Class Season: All Years 2024 Scheduled / Operates on: Jan 1st 2024 - Dec 31st 2024. All years Biblical Tours Turkey Domestic Flight ...
Close to Asia Minor, the island was continuously attacked by both pirates and Turks. By the Crusader Period, (1204 CE) the island was occupied by the Venetians. The Ottoman Rule (1450-1830) began in 1457 CE, when a powerful Turkish army looted the island.
Description: A map from 1859 showing ancient Asia Minor. The map coverage is from the Euxine Sea, or Black Sea, to Syria, and the coastal region of the Aegean and Mediterranean inland to Armenia. The island of Cypress is shown, as well as important cities of the region, major rivers, and islands.
Short Title: Asia Minor. Publisher: London: William Innys [et al.] Type: Atlas Map Obj Height cm: 33 Obj Width cm: 23 Scale 1: 2,900,000 Note: Engraved map. Relief shown pictorially. Country: Turkey Subject: Historical Region: Anatolia- Turkey Full Title: An accurate map of Asia Minor, as divided into its provinces, before it became posses'd by ...
Ephesus was a major port city on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Ephesus was devoted to the goddess Artemis. Her temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Paul lived in Ephesus from approximately 52-55 CE and wrote several letters while he was there. These letters later became part of the New Testament.
Feb 12, 2012 · Based upon this same Isaianic passage, Bowker has mistakenly identified Isaiah’s derek ha-yam (“way to the sea”) to be the route proceeding from Egypt along the Mediterranean coast and branching “to Asia Minor and Mesopotamia in the north” (p. 199). Elsewhere, the Roman mile marker found at Capernaum is described to “measure ...
