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title: Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18561/map-of-roman-rule-in-asia-minor-c-200-ce/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-06
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# Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18561.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18561.png)

## Image Caption

This map illustrates the geopolitical landscape of [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) during the reign of Emperor [Septimius Severus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Septimius_Severus/) (193–211 CE), around the year 200 CE. By this time, the peninsula (modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)) had been under [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) rule for more than two centuries, following successive campaigns of the Republic and annexations under the early [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/). Asia Minor formed one of the empire’s most prosperous regions, integrated into Roman administration and [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) while also serving as a strategic bridge between [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) and the eastern provinces. 
 
Administratively, Asia Minor was divided into several provinces, including Asia, Bithynia et Pontus, [Galatia](https://www.worldhistory.org/galatia/), Cappadocia, [Cilicia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cilicia/), and [Lycia](https://www.worldhistory.org/lycia/) et Pamphylia, each overseen by Roman governors. [Cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) such as [Ephesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/ephesos/), [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/), and [Antioch](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antiochia/) flourished with Roman infrastructure, civic life, and [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/), while Latin and [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) cultural influences blended. To the east, client kingdoms like [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) and Osroene maintained complex, shifting relations with [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), often serving as buffer states in the ongoing rivalry with [Parthia](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Parthia/). Although occasional unrest and revolts occurred, the Severan era in Asia Minor was largely a period of stability and prosperity, leaving a deep imprint on the region’s urban, cultural, and political development.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2024, February 27). Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18561/map-of-roman-rule-in-asia-minor-c-200-ce/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18561/map-of-roman-rule-in-asia-minor-c-200-ce/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Feb 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18561/map-of-roman-rule-in-asia-minor-c-200-ce/>.

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