Bible Map Of Asia Minor
Follow the footsteps of st.
Bible map of asia minor. Cities of asia mentioned in the new testament antioch tarsus derbe lystra iconium perga colossae laodicea philadelphia ephesus miletus myra patara smyrna pergamum sardis troas thyatira. Map of asia minor in new testament times in new testament times asia referred to a roman province located at the western part of what came to be known as asia minor. Map of asia minor in the roman empire map of asia minor and the adjacent mediterranean lands in roman times. Maps of ancient and biblical world.
The map includes the principal cities of asia. Turkey the second holy land. A roman province embracing the greater part of western asia minor including the older countries of mysia lydia caria and a part of phrygia also several of the independent coast cities the troad and apparently the islands of lesbos samos patmos cos and others near the asia minor coast acts 16 6. Acts 19 10 27 it is exceedingly difficult to determine the exact boundaries of the several countries which later constituted the roman province for they seem to.
This map reveals the cities within asia minor in the ancient world during the first century a d the time of the new testament. Asia minor was the area between the black sea aegean sea and the mediterranean sea. Island cities salamis cyprus paphos cyprus places on the map seleucia antioch tarsus salamis paphos selinus derbe lystra iconium antioch perga attalia colossae hierapolis laodicea philadelphia sardes ephesus miletus smyrna pergamum. Asia thrace mecedonia black sea galatia cilicia syria cyprus e cappadocia pamphylia s illyricum moesia a a a map of asia minor bible history online.
In syria damascus antioch. Asia minor new testament cities. Asia was a term which in the books of the maccabees actually means asia minor which antioch iii the great had to give up to the roman province of asia proconsularis formed after 133 b c which embraced the regions of mysia lydia caria and phrygia see rom 16 5.