What was the Anatolain Peninsula also called?

Question

It has something to do with the Ottoman Empire

Answer 1

Anatolia (or Anatolian Peninsula) is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asiatic portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion, the Thrace. (Throughout history, Rumelia was the name of the European portion of the Ottoman Empire). It's also often called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, which comes from the Greek Mikra Asia. The name comes from the Greek Aνατολή (Αnatolē) or Ανατολία (Anatolía), which means "rising of the sun" or "east". The Turkish form Anadolu derives from the original Greek version and is often associated with ana ("mother") by popular etymology.

Answer 2

Augustus was the first to apply the name Italy to the entire Peninsula around 30 BC. So yes during the Roman Empire it was named Italy. Before then it had many parts with different names and was just part of the roman empire. At one time the roman empire only had control over most the Italian Peninsula and surrounding Islands. 218-133 BC and the end of the Roman Empire is traditionally plays Sept 4, 476 AD Before then It was Applied to the south part of modern Calabria. And was part of the Roman Empire.

Answer 3

Asia Minor or Anatolia. The westernmost part of Asia between en Black Sea in the N, the Mediterranea Sea in the S, and the Aegean Sea in the W, it approximates present day Turkey in Asia.

Answer 4

Asia Minor (today it is the country Turkey).