| Province of Europa Provincia Europae Ἐπαρχία Εὐρώπης | |
|---|---|
| Province of theRoman Empire | |
| 314–640s | |
 Europa within the Diocese of Thrace c. 400. | |
| Capital | Perinthus |
| Historical era | Late Antiquity |
• Reforms of Diocletian | 314 |
• Thematic reforms | 640s |
| Today part of | Turkey |
Europa (Greek: Ευρώπη) was aRoman province within theDiocese of Thrace.
Established byRoman EmperorDiocletian (284–305),[1] the province largely corresponds to what is modern dayEuropean Turkey. The province's capital was initiallyArcadiopolis and subsequentlyPerinthus (later known asHeraclea; modernMarmara Ereğlisi).
Bordering only the provinces ofRhodope andHaemimontus to the west and northwest, Europa was apeninsula and was surrounded by water on three sides: theBlack Sea to the northeast, theBosphorus to the east, and theSea of Marmara andAegean Sea to the south and southeast.
The largest city along the Black Sea wasSalmydessus. Along the coast of the Sea of Marmara were the cities of Perinthus (the capital; later known as Heraclea),Selymbria,Raidestus, andCallipolis. On the coast of the Aegean and at the mouth of theHebrus river in theMelas Gulf was the city ofAenus (Thrace).
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