Prof. Dr. Ulrich Huttner is professor for Ancient History at Siegen University, Germany. He published several monographs on Greek and Roman History and currently focuses on Early Christianity in Asia Minor (Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley, Brill, 2013).

• PrefaceList of Maps and FiguresAbbreviations1 Introduction1 The Development of Christianity in Geographical Context: the Model’s Dependence on the Status of the Sources2 On the History of Research2 On the Historical Geography and Economy1 Earthquakes2 The Maeander Valley as Transport Artery3 The Agriculture3 Political Structures and the Importance of the Polis1 The Citizen of the Polis in the Roman Empire2 City and Countryside3 The Cities in the Maeander Valley: an Overview4 Culture- and Religio-Historical Premises1 Ethnic and Linguistic Heterogeneity2 Religion and Cult5 Christian Authorities1 Paul and John2 Ignatius of Antioch6 Conflicts and Agreements1 Persecutions of Christians2 Religious Intersections: Traditions, Convergences, Conflicts3 Disputed Territory7 The Christian Church: Institutionalizing Processes1 Congregational Churches before the Constantinian Turn2 Provincial Order and Church Order3 Activities of the Clergy: Inscriptions and Council Acts8 Ignatius Once Again: Instead of a ConclusionAppendix 1: Prosopography of the ClericsAppendix 2: Letters of Ignatius to Magnesia and Tralles, Text and German TranslationBibliographyIndex