Relating to Ascania, an ancient region in Bithynia (in modern-day Turkey), or to the people and culture of that area.
From Ascania (a region in ancient Anatolia) plus the suffix -ian, indicating belonging to or relating to a place. The region was known in classical antiquity and appears in Greek and Roman historical texts.
Ascania was a real place in the ancient world that most people have never heard of, but it was important enough to Romans and Greeks that they created an adjective for it—history is full of these forgotten kingdoms and regions!
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