Bible Dictionary
PACATIANA
Pacatiana was the name given around AD 295 to the province of Phrygia Prima after the Roman province of Asia was divided. Laodicea was its chief city.
Definition
Pacatiana was the name associated with Phrygia Prima after the Roman province of Asia was divided. It was one of two provinces formed in about AD 295, the other being Phrygia Secunda, also called Salutaris.
Biblical Usage
The source connects Pacatiana with the subscription to 1 Timothy, which calls Laodicea its chief city.
Historical Background
About AD 295, the province of Asia was divided and Phrygia Prima became Pacatiana. Laodicea was regarded as its chief city.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>pa-ka-ti-a'-na, pak-a-ti'-a-na (Pakatiane): About 295 AD, when the province of Asia was broken up, two new provinces were formed, Phrygia Prima (Pacatiana), of which Laodicea was "the chiefest city" (subscription to 1Ti the King James Version), and Phrygia Secunda (Salutaris).</p><p>See PHRYGIA, and HDB, III, 865.</p>