Asia
Roman province
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Summary
Asia is a Roman province[1]. Asia draws 1,719 Wikipedia views per month (roman province category, ranking #20 of 93).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Diocese of Asia[3]
- Country: Roman Empire[4], Roman Republic[5], Byzantine Empire[6]
- Capital: Ephesus[7]
- Commons category: Roman Asia[8]
- Inception: 133 BC[9]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 630[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Asia (Roman province)[11]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Replaces: Attalid dynasty[19]
- Replaced by: Anatolic Theme[20]
- Official name: Asia[21], Ασία[22]
- Position held by head of the organization: proconsul provinciae Asiae[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Asia include Asia[24], a continent[25].
Why It Matters
Asia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Asia is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]