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	Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		It was the earliest Roman possession on the continent of Asia.
		It was the wealthiest region of the whole Roman Empire, and was therefore peculiarly tempting to the greed of the average Roman official.
		Asia was divided into districts, apparently, and a certain number of cities had the title of metropolis; but the details regarding the representation of the districts or the metropoles in the Commune are unknown.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/ramsay/letters.xii.html (3209 words)

	Roman province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Provinces were generally governed by politicians of senatorial rank, usually former consuls or former praetors.
		Under the Roman Republic, the governor of a province was appointed for a period of one year.
		The remaining provinces were maintained as Senatorial provinces, in which the Senate had the right to appoint a governor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roman_province (1479 words)

	Philologos \| The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia \| Chapter 10
		It was the earliest Roman possession on the continent of Asia.
		Conquered by the Romans in the war against Antiochus the Great, it was given by them to their ally Eumenes, King of Pergamum, at the peace which was concluded in 189 BC; and in 133 BC it was bequeathed by his nephew and adopted son Attalus III to the great conquering people.
		Asia was divided into districts, apparently, and a certain number of cities had the title of metropolis; but the details regarding the representation of the districts or the metropoles in the Commune are unknown.
	philologos.org /__eb-lttsc/chap10.htm (3362 words)

	Asia Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Roman province of Asia was the administrative unit added to the late Republic, a Senatorial province governed by a proconsul who was an ex-consul, an honor granted only to Asia and the other rich province of Africa.
		The arrangement was unchanged in the reorganization of the Roman Empire of 211 CE.
		"Asia" in the books of the Maccabees refers to Asia Minor, which Antiochus III (the Great) had to give up when the Romans, under Manius Glabrio crushed his army in 191 BCE at the historic battle site of Thermopylae.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asia_Province,_Roman_Empire (249 words)

	Travel Guide To Turkey, Guide de la Turquie, GUIDE MARTINE, Guide to Turkey, Guide de Turquie, Travel, Turkey, Voyage, ...
		Asia Minor was divided in provinces: Cilicia was incorporated to the Roman Province of Asia (western and south-western part of Asia Minor), Bithynia and Pontus were united in one province just like Galatia and Cappadocia.
		The new Roman provinces of Asia Minor appeared like a land of prosperity, of gentle way of life with the birth of a new bourgeoisie and the blossoming of a culture, fastuous synthesis of Greek, Roman and Persian arts.
		Under the influence of oriental models, the Romans created new shapes and elements of architecture such as the arch, the barrel or groined vault, the dome used in the construction of stadiums, theatres, amphitheatres, colonnaded streets, arches of triumph, bridges, aqueducts or central heated baths...
	www.guide-martine.com /history6.asp (2433 words)

	The Early Church
		ASIA - was the name of a Roman province in western Asia Minor which included Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and the coastal islands as well as western Phrygia.
		The governor of a senatorial province was called a Proconsul, and the proconsulship of Asia became one of the most prized among all in the Roman Empire.
		As the twin sister of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus, Artemis was known variously as the moon goddess, the goddes of hunting, and the patroness of young girls.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/we_dig_montana/Churchp3.html (2786 words)

	Province of Asia Minor
		The ruins of the cities of the Roman province of Asia Minor from the same period are stunning in contrast.
		The center of the Roman empire in the first century was in the west but the demand for products from the east as well as the rich fertile farms of Asia made this region one of the key provinces of the entire empire as well as the richest.
		Asia Minor as the crossroads of the Roman world became the fertile soil in which the Church prospered in spite of the dangers.
	community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=3110 (1671 words)

	The Romans in Turkey
		Ephesus (above) in Turkey's Aegean region was the capital of the Roman province of Asia.
		In 129 BC the Roman republic claimed Anatolia as its own, establishing the province of Asia (or Asia Minor), with its capital at Ephesus.
		Roman rule brought increased commerce and prosperity to Anatolia, and provided fertile ground for the spread of a new religion.
	www.turkeytravelplanner.com /TravelDetails/History/Romans.html (308 words)

	Asia Minor
		Asia Minor was now a permanent province of Rome and would remain so long after the fall of the west.
		The new Roman province of Asia Minor was a land of prosperity and highly defined culture.
		The province was the center of Roman and Hellenized culture in the east for centuries, and the territory remained part of the Byzantine Empire until the 15th century AD.
	www.unrv.com /provinces/asia-minor.php (1102 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ecclesiastical Province
		From the end of that century the summons to attend these increasingly important synods was usually issued by the bishop of the capital of the state province (eparchy), who also presided over the assembly, especially in the East.
		Africa; metropolitans of the separate provinces gradually appear, although the boundaries of these provinces did not coincide with the divisions of the empire.
		church provinces as the basis of ecclesiastical administration was fairly universal in the West.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12514a.htm (486 words)

	Myth Notes on Divinization
		Responsibility for the mainteance of the cult of the emperor fell upon the koinon of the Hellenes, which had already conferred honors upon Scaevola and had served as an intermediary between the cities of Asia and the Roman government.
		The principal official of the cult was known as the chief priest of Asia, and was chosen annually at the meeting of the assembly for a one year term.
		The primary function of this office was to conduct the worship of the divinities, although the chief priest also brought proposals before the assembly, arranged for the execution of its enactments, and might also serve as an agonotheete or supervisor of the koinon's festivals.
	www.albany.edu /faculty/lr618/ndiv.html (2490 words)

	Roman provinces
		The first Roman province, Sicily, was conquered after the First Punic War (241 BCE), and the Senate decided that it had to be ruled by a praetor.
		The first provinces were ill-defined, and it was only during the late republic that provinces started to have clearly defined borders.
		In several provinces, prefects were appointed from the equestrian order (the 'second class' of the Roman elite, after the senators) were appointed.
	www.livius.org /gi-gr/governor/provinces.html (372 words)

	e. Domestic Strife. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		The kingdom of Pergamum was organized into the province of Asia.
		Roman armies campaigned in Transalpine Gaul in 125–124.
		The Roman legion was reformed, the cohort replacing the maniple as the tactical unit.
	www.bartelby.com /67/235.html (565 words)

	Emperor Worship in the Roman Province of Asia
		Emperor Worship in the Roman Province of Asia
		Of all the provinces of the Roman Empire, there was none in which emperor-worship was more thoroughly organized than in Asia.
		At any rate, in addition to the other forms of paganism with which Christians in the province of Asia had to live, there was this specially seductive form.
	www.bible-history.com /quotes/f_f_bruce_1.html (309 words)

	The Book Of Acts
		Since Ephesus was the capital of Asia, and people from all over that Roman province came there from time to time, the gospel through Paul's preaching was not limited to the citizens of Ephesus but spread throughout the entire region.
		The region of Mysia in the province of Asia with the port of Troas was north of it.
		The most reasonable explanation for this list of seven would be that these people were free at the time to travel with Paul and that they wanted to be with him in Jerusalem to testify to the success of his mission in their part of the world.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=693&C=938 (5089 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pescennius Niger
		In preparation for the advance of Severus he appointed the able proconsul of the Province of Asia, Asellius Æmilianus, as his chief of staff.
		The ports of Asia were closed; the passes over the Taurus mountains were fortified; and Byzantium was garrisoned.
		Nicæa, with the result that most of the cities of the Province of Asia came into the hands of Severus.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11739a.htm (356 words)

	The New American Bible - IntraText
		This continued for two years with the result that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord, Jews and Greeks alike.
		As you can now see and hear, not only in Ephesus but throughout most of the province of Asia this Paul has persuaded and misled a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.
		They appear to have been people of wealth and influence who promoted the Roman imperial cult and who may also have been political representatives in a league of cities in the Roman province of Asia.
	www.vatican.va /archive/ENG0839/_PYD.HTM (1183 words)

	Province of Asia (Anatolia, Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia)
		The province of Asia (or Asia Minor) roughly covered Anatolia and originally comprised a number of independent kingdoms, some of which had direct contact with the Roman Republic, and relations were not always good.
		These kingdoms gradually fell under Roman rulership and in 129 BC the Roman republic claimed Anatolia as its own, establishing the province of Asia, with its capital at Ephesus.
		The Roman Province of Asia also included the regions of Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia.
	www.ancientsites.com /aw/Thread/726705 (186 words)

	From Galilee to Asia
		It is most amazing that a few people from among the simple Galileans traveled to Asia Minor and by their words and the witness of their lives introduced an almost total change in the beliefs and lifestyle of wealthy pagans.
		The answer lies in part in Scripture, in part in the world of Galilee, and also in the world of Asia Minor.
		The greater the knowledge of the culture of Asia Minor, the clearer is God?s call to live radically Christian lives in our own world.
	community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=2726&article_part=2 (421 words)

	People's New Testament \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		At least three Epistles, and probably four, were prepared about the same time by the Apostle Paul at his place of imprisonment in Rome, and sent by the same messengers to the Roman Province of Asia.
		The ruins of these cities have been identified, and the close association of Colosse and Laodicea is witnessed by the fact that they were only a few miles apart on opposite sides of the valley of the Lycus, a short distance above where it enters into the larger river Meander.
		Colosse was a city of considerable size more than four hundred years before the date of this letter, when visited by Xenophon as the Ten Thousand marched up into Central Asia, and is mentioned by Herodotus still earlier.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/johnson_bw/pnt.pnt1200.html (812 words)

	Find in a Library: Three essays on early Church history; with emphasis on the Roman province of Asia.
		Find in a Library: Three essays on early Church history; with emphasis on the Roman province of Asia.
		Three essays on early Church history; with emphasis on the Roman province of Asia.
		To find a library, type in a postal code, state, province, or country.
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/af9cafdaf5982cc2.html (75 words)

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		I’m also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis—this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world—will be robbed of her great prestige!”
		31 Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.
		40 I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion.
	www.biblegateway.com /passage/?book_id=51&chapter=19&version=51 (1065 words)

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