Roman Anatolia

Roman Anatolia was an empire in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from 133 BCE to 395 CE, about 527 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Rome formed the province of Asia from Pergamon and absorbed the rest of Anatolia over two centuries. Its cities were among the richest in the empire, and Constantine founded Constantinople on its edge in 330.

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Facts

Dates

133 BCE to 395 CE

Duration

527 years

Type

Empire

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Ephesus, Nicomedia

Came from

• Kingdom of Pergamon 282 to 133 BCE

Became

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae
• 30 Crucifixion of Jesus
• 70 Romans destroy the Second Temple
• 301 Armenia adopts Christianity

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Syria and Judaea 64 BCE to 395 CE
• Arsacid Armenia 52 to 428 CE
• Palmyra c. 50 BCE to 273 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa

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