Smyrna

Place of martyrdom

ancient Greek city, located in present day İzmir, Turkey

Location: 38.4186, 27.1428 · Pleiades 550771

Who is recorded here

Ignatius of Antioch travel · AD 107
Polycarp ministry · AD 110
Irenaeus residence · AD 130
Polycarp martyrdom · AD 155

What happened here

Irenaeus hears Polycarp at Smyrna AD 150
The martyrdom of Polycarp in the stadium at Smyrna AD 155

In art

File:Izmir016.jpg — Georges Jansoone JoJan

About the place

Smyrna was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. Since 1930, the city's official name has been İzmir.

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