At the time of Paul’s travels, Nicea shared with Nicomedia (İznik) the rivalry for the most important city of Bithynia. In 74 A.D. it was incorporated into the Roman province of Asia and, in spite of being levelled In the earthquake of 123 A.D., it continued to […]
Read more →Bursa lies in the northwestern part of Turkey near the Sea of Marmara, about 20 km inland. Bursa was the first major city the Ottomans, who started as a small emirate in the countryside just east of Bursa, had taken control of. As such, it served as […]
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