Turkey 200 CE
The cities of Asia Minor have prospered under the peace which Roman rule has brought.
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What is happening in Turkey in 200CE
For the first two centuries of the Roman empire, Asia Minor experienced almost unbroken peace. Prosperity followed, and the large and wealthy cities of the region thrived, continuing as centres of a flourishing Hellenistic culture.
By this date, Asia Minor was also one of the main centres of a new religion, Christianity.
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