country_of_citizenship isidore of chios
The Battle of Abritus , also known as the Battle of Forum Terebronii , occurred in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior ( modern Razgrad , ___MASK87___ ) probably in July , 251 , between the Roman Empire and a federation of Scythian tribesmen under the Goth king Cniva . The Romans were soundly defeated , and Roman emperors Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were both killed during battle . They became the first Roman emperors killed in a battle by a foreign enemy . A Christian ( or ) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity , an Abrahamic , monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ . " Christian " derives from the Koine Greek word " Christós " (  ), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term " mashiach ". ___MASK92___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK92___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK92___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK92___ is bordered by eight countries : ___MASK12___ to the west ; Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; ___MASK24___ , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; and ___MASK28___ and Syria to the south . The Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . ___MASK92___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Chios ( alternative transliterations " Khíos " and " Híos ") is the fifth largest of the Greek islands , situated in the Aegean Sea , off the Anatolian coast . The island is separated from ___MASK92___ by the Çeme Strait . Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is " the Mastic Island ". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th - century monastery of " Nea Moni ", a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Pontifex Maximus ( Latin , literally : " greatest pontiff " or " greatest bridge - builder ") was the high priest of the College of Pontiffs (" Collegium Pontificum ") in ___MASK21___ . This was the most important position in the ancient Roman religion , open only to patricians until 254 BC , when a plebeian first occupied this post . A distinctly religious office under the early ___MASK25___ , it gradually became politicized until , beginning with Augustus , it was subsumed into the Imperial office . Its last use with reference to the emperors is in inscriptions of Gratian ( reigned 375  383 ) who , however , then decided to omit the words " pontifex maximus " from his title . Although the most influential office within Roman priesthood , the " pontifex maximus " was ranked the fifth in the ranking of the highest Roman priests (" ordo sacerdotum "), behind the " rex sacrorum " and the " flamines maiores " (" Flamen Dialis ", " Flamen Martialis ", " Flamen Quirinalis "). Biblical Hebrew (" Ivrit Miqra ' it " or " Leshon ha - Miqra "), also called Classical Hebrew , is an archaic form of Hebrew , a Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Israelites in the area known as ___MASK33___ , roughly west of the ___MASK79___ River and east of the Mediterranean Sea . The term " Hebrew " was not used for the language in the Bible , which was referred to as Canaanite or Judahite , but the name was used in Greek and Mishnaic Hebrew texts . Biblical Hebrew is attested from about the 10th century BCE , and persisted through and beyond the Second Temple period , which ended in the siege of Jerusalem ( AD 70 ). The Latin word imperator was originally a title roughly equivalent to " commander " under the ___MASK25___ . Later it became a part of the titulature of the Roman Emperors as part of their cognomen . The English word " emperor " derives from " imperator " via Old French " Empereür ". The Roman emperors themselves generally based their authority on multiple titles and positions , rather than preferring any single title . Nevertheless , " imperator " was used relatively consistently as an element of a Roman ruler ' s title throughout the principate ( derived from " princeps ," from which " prince " in English is derived ) and the dominate . Augustus ( 23 September 63 BC  19 August 14 AD ) was the founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Emperor , controlling the ___MASK66___ from 27 BC until his death in AD 14 . The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas , i . e ., between the mainlands of ___MASK12___ and Turkey . In the north , it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosphorus . The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery , including Crete and Rhodes . Isidore of Chios was a faithful Christian who fell victim on the island of Chios in 251 under the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius . His feast day is commemorated on May 14 . Anatolia ( from Greek , '  " east " or "( sun ) rise "; in modern ), in geography known as Asia Minor ( from '  " small Asia "; in modern ), Asian ___MASK92___ , Anatolian peninsula , or Anatolian plateau , is the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day ___MASK92___ . The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north , the Mediterranean Sea to the south , and the Aegean Sea to the west . The Sea of Marmara forms a connection between the Black and Aegean Seas through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits and separates Anatolia from Thrace on the European mainland . Trajan Decius ( c . 201June 251 ) was Roman Emperor from 249 to 251 . In the last year of his reign , he co - ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus until they were both killed in the Battle of Abritus . The Roman emperor was the ruler of the ___MASK66___ during the imperial period ( starting in 27 BC ). The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history . Often when a given Roman is described as becoming " emperor " in English , it reflects his taking of the title " Augustus " or " Caesar ". Another title often used was " imperator ", originally a military honorific . Early Emperors also used the title " princeps " ( first citizen ). Emperors frequently amassed republican titles , notably " Princeps Senatus ", " Consul " and " Pontifex Maximus ". The ___MASK66___ ( Koine and Medieval Greek :    , tr . ) was the post - ___MASK25___ period of the ancient Roman civilization , characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe , Africa and Asia . The city of Rome was the largest city in the world BC AD , with Constantinople ( New Rome ) becoming the largest around 500 AD , and the Empire ' s populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants ( roughly 20 % of the world ' s population at the time ). The 500 - year - old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict , during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC . Civil wars and executions continued , culminating in the victory of Octavian , Caesar ' s adopted son , over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of ___MASK72___ . Octavian ' s power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title " Augustus ", effectively marking the end of the ___MASK25___ .