cilicia
1CILICIA — CILICIA, district on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor, between Pamphylia and Syria. Cilicia became part of the Seleucid Empire on the death of Alexander the Great, and in 65 B.C.E. fell to the Roman conqueror Pompey, who immediately made… …
2CILICIA — regio Asiae minoris notissima, inter Pamphyliam ad Occasum, Syriam ad Ortum, ac inter Taurum montem ad Boream, a Cappadocia separantem, et pelagus Cilicium ad Meridiem contenta. Caramam et Caramania propria vulgo, non Turcomania, ut scribit… …
3Cilicĭa — Cilicĭa, Landschaft, s. Kilikien …
4Cilicia — [sə lish′ə] region in SE Asia Minor, on the Mediterranean, under the domination of various kingdoms & rulers from the Assyrians in the 7th cent. B.C. until conquered by the Turks in the 15th cent. Cilician adj., n …
5Cilicia — Not to be confused with Sicilia. See also: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Cilicia (Կիլիկիա) Cilicia (Κιλικία) Ancient Region of Anatolia Location Southeastern Anatolia State existed: 16 14th c. BC (as Kizzuwatna) 12 8th c. BC (as Khilikku, Tabal …
6Cilicia — El reino armenio de Cilicia, 1199 1375. En la Antigüedad, Cilicia (en griego Κιλικία, en armenio Կիլիկիա) era la designación que se le daba a la zona costera meridional de la península de Anatolia, que ahora se conoce como Çukurova. Fue una… …
7Cilicia — Cilician, adj., n. /si lish euh/, n. an ancient country in SE Asia Minor: later a Roman province. * * * Ancient district, southern Anatolia. The district was located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Taurus Mountains. In… …
8Cilicia — Das Königreich Kleinarmenien, 1199–1375 Kilikien (lat. Cilicia, dt. auch Zilizien) ist eine antike Landschaft im Südosten Kleinasiens. Sie entspricht in etwa den heutigen türkischen Provinzen Adana und Mersin. Inhaltsverzeichnis …
9Cilicia — Cilicie La Cilicie en tant que province de l empire romain La Cilicie est une ancienne province romaine située dans la moitié orientale du sud de l Asie Mineure en Turquie. Elle était bordée au nord par la Cappadoce et la Lycaonie, à l est par la …
10Cilicia — Region in southeast Asia Minor (q.v.), between the Mediterranean and the Taurus (qq.v.) mountain range whose strategic importance is related to the Cilician Gates (q.v.). From 703 965 the Arabs (q.v.) controlled Cilicia and were able to invade …