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Province of Asia (Byzantium)
Author(s) : IBR , Ragia Efi (5/2/2002)Translation : Koutras Nikolaos
For citation: IBR , Ragia Efi, "Province of Asia (Byzantium) ",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7629>
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The Province of Asia, as it was known during the Byzantine era, was created under the Diocletian’s administrative reform. The province was governed by a proconsul and its capital was Ephesus. No troops were stationed in it and de facto the province enjoyed a privileged status vis-à-vis the other provinces created during that same period. Its economy was prosperous thanks to the fertile valleys and its commodious ports.
Administrative Dependence
Diocese of Asiana
Historical Region
Asia
Geographical Location
Western Asia Minor, mod. western Turkey
Other Names
Asia, province of Asianoi
1. Administration
1.1. Early Byzantine period to the 6th century
1.2. The transitional period: From the provinces to the themes (6th-7th centuries)
2. Cities
2.1. Urban network
2.2. Concilium provinciae
3. Economy
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