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Bithynia as a province of the Roman Empire, 120 AD

Bithynia was an old kingdom of a Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor. It was at the coast of the Black Sea. It was named after the Bithyni, a tribe that moved there from Thrace. It was an important territory for the Roman empire. Bithynia was also the site of early Christian activities in the first and second centuries AD.

  • Stanley Jonathon Storey, Bithynia: history and administration to the time of Pliny the Younger (Ottawa, National Library of Canada, 1998) ISBN: 0-612-34324-3

Images for kids

  • 15th century map of Turkey region

    A 15th-century map showing Bithynia.

  • Istanbul Gate, Iznik, Turkey (37659560615)

    The Constantinople Gate in Nicaea

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bitinia para niños

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