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  Cilicia - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
CILICIA, in ancient geography, a district of Asia Minor, extending along the south coast from the Alara Su, which separated it from Pamphylia, to the Giaour Dagh (Mt. Amanus), which parted it from Syria.
Cilicia Trachea is a rugged mountain district formed by the spurs of Taurus, which often terminate in rocky headlands with small sheltered harbours, - a feature which, in classical times, made the coast a resort of pirates, and, in the middle ages, led to its occupation by Genoese and Venetian traders.
Cilicia Pedias became Roman territory in 103 B.C., and the whole was organized by Pompey, 64 B.C., into a province which, for a short time, extended to and included part of Phrygia.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cilicia   (1115 words)

  
  Cilicia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus.
Cilicia was given an eponymous founder in the mythic Cilix, but the historic founder of the dynasty that ruled Cilicia Pedias was Mopsus, identifiable in Phoenician sources as Mpš, the founder of Mopsuestia and protector of an oracle nearby.
The Armenian population of Cilicia was affected by the Armenian Genocide.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cilicia   (1398 words)

  
 Cilicia and Pamphylia - All About Turkey
The ancient kingdom of Cilicia in Asia Minor was the area known to the Assyrians as Khilakku in the west and Kue in the east.
The western half, Cificia Tracheia ("rough Cilicia"), is the rugged and still largely inaccessible and undeveloped section of the Taurus stretching inland from Anamur, while to the east is the fertile Cilician plain of Cukurova, with its fields of grain and cotton and its banana and citrus groves.
Some of Cilicia was probably for a time part of the independent kingdoms of Arzawa and then Kizzuwadna (from about 1650 BC.), buffer states between the Hittites and the Mitanni.
www.allaboutturkey.com /kilikya.htm   (987 words)

  
 Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Armenian: Կիլիկիոյ Հայկական Թագաւորութիւն, not to be confused with the Armenian Kingdom of Antiquity) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia.
Cilicia was a strong ally of the European Crusaders, and saw itself as a bastion of Christendom in the East.
Cilicia was conquered from the Arabs by the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas around 965.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armenian_Kingdom_of_Cilicia   (879 words)

  
 Cilicia - Encyclopedia.com
Cilicia, ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range.
In the Hellenistic period the region was disputed by the Seleucid kings of Syria and the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt.
All Armenians and the Catholicosate of Cilicia was held in Holy Etchmiadzin on March...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Cilicia.html   (1174 words)

  
 CILICIA (Jewish Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki
As a Roman province Cilicia was known to the author of the Book of Judith; although the Babylonian monarchy is referred to therein (Judith i.
Alexander, a great-great-grandson of Herod, became king of an island of Cilicia by the favor of Vespasian ("Ant." xviii.
Though Cilicia came under various rulers, it was not until its conquest by the Turks that the Jews of the country attained to any prominence.
bible.tmtm.com /wiki/CILICIA_(Jewish_Encyclopedia)   (700 words)

  
 Cilicia
Cilicia was, from its geographical position, the high road between Syria and the west; it was also the native country of St. Paul, hence, it was visited by him, firstly, soon after his conversion, Act_9:30; Gal_1:21, and again, in his second apostolical journey.
Cilicia was by degrees incorporated in the Roman administration, and Cicero, the orator, was governor (51-50 bc).
Cilicia was intimately connected with its neighbor province on the South.
holycall.com /biblemaps/cilicia.htm   (697 words)

  
 Cilicia
Cilicia as a whole consists of two parts: the inaccessible western area of the Taurus mountains, also known as "rough Cilicia", and the eastern plains (modern Çukurova), which are dominated by the rivers Cydnus, Sarus and Pyramis and are rich in cereals.
The story confirms that Cilicia was at this time an independent power and did not belong to the Babylonian empire of king Nebuchadnezzar.
It had been argued that Cilicia was invaded because it had become a protectorate of the Median empire, or may have appeared to have become a Median subject.
www.livius.org /cg-cm/cilicia/cilicia.html   (1613 words)

  
 Letter to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, 2001
When the ancient Armenian kingdom was attacked and eventually destroyed, many of the faithful fled to Cilicia, where a new kingdom was established, with Sis as its capital city.
In this area, Armenian Christianity prospered for centuries, until in the late 19th and early 20th centuries drastic political and social shifts caused the Armenian faithful to be again dispersed.
With regard to the Catholicosate of Cilicia, His Holiness Catholicos Khoren I paved the way, visiting the Church of Rome and Pope Paul VI in 1967.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_20010528_cilicia_en.html   (1109 words)

  
 HyeEtch - Religion & Church - Holy See of Cilicia p2
In 1375 the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was destroyed.
The deteriorating situation in Cilicia on one hand, and the growing cultural and ecclesiastical awakening in Armenia on the other, led the Bishops of Armenia to elect a Catholicos in Etchmiadzin.
The Catholicosate of Cilicia continues with growing impetus and interest its ecumenical relations with the Anglican Church and the other Churches of the Protestant tradition as well as with various ecumenical organizations.
www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au /religion/h_see_p5.html   (1359 words)

  
 CILICIA - LoveToKnow Article on CILICIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cilicia Trachea is a rugged mountain district formed by the spurs of Taurus, which often terminate in rocky headlands with small sheltered harbours,a feature which, in classical times, made the coast a resort of pirates, and, in the middle ages, led to its occupation by Genoese and Venetian traders.
Cilicia Pedias included the rugged spurs of Taurus and a large plain, which consists, in great part, of a rich stoneless loam.
Cilicia Pedias became Roman territory in 103 B.C., and the whole was organized by Pompey, 64 n.c., into a province which, for a short time, extended to and included part of Phrygia.
65.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CI/CILICIA.htm   (1173 words)

  
 Search Results for "Cilicia"
Cilicia, (silish´) (KEY), ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range.
The area was conquered by Alexander the Great and later became part of the Roman Empire.
As Cilicia abounds with saffron, to send it there would be needless and extravagant excess.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Cilicia   (272 words)

  
 CoinArchives.com Search Results
x Cilicia, Tarsos, Satrap Balakros (333-323 BC), AR Stater, 10.7g, Baal enthroned left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre, stalk of barley and bunch of grapes to left, B behind, rev. draped bust of Athena facing, slightly inclined to left, wearing triple-crested helmet (SNG France 367; SNG Levante...
GREEK COINS Cilicia No.: 75 Estimate: £ 600.- Tarsos, Stater, Mazaios, Satrap 361-334 BC, Aramaic legend, Baaltars seated left, head facing, holding grapes, grain ear and eagle in right hand, sceptre in left hand, rev Aramaic legend, lion attacking bull to the left, 11.04g,...
ANCIENT COINS Greek Cilicia No.: 89 Estimate: £ 300.- Tarsos, Stater, struck under the satrap Mazaios, c.361-334, Baaltar seated left on stool, head facing, holding bunch of grapes, ear of grain and eagle in his right hand, and long sceptre in his left, letters in...
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 Cilicia - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cilicia: the southern part of what is now Turkey.
After he Achaemenid empire had been overthrown by the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great (336-323), Cilicia belonged to the Seleucid kingdom and the Roman empire.
Cilicia was well-known for its iron and silver ores.
www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Cilicia   (108 words)

  
 Manuscripts and Miniatures | Armenia Travel, History, Archeology & Ecology | TourArmenia | Travel Guide to Armenia
The cultural life of Armenia, which had to a certain extent slowed down at the turn of the eleventh century, in the course of the next two hundred years underwent a revival not only on Armenian territory proper but also in some regions outside the country, which were then receiving Armenian immigrants.
Cilicia was a small mountainous country on the Northeast coast of the Mediterranean.
It is quite probable that these more precious manuscripts were preserved with the utmost care and were the first to be rescued by the Cilicians who, at the fall of the kingdom, were obliged to leave the country.
www.tacentral.com /manuscripts_miniatures/miniature8.html   (530 words)

  
 Cilicia Museum - Armeniapedia.org
In September 1915, Armenian monks from the Monastery of Sis in Cilicia, in what was formerly Turkish Armenia, were given the news that they had 10 days to pack their belongings before they had to flee to Aleppo.
The reality of the Armenian genocide had become apparent, and thousands were evacuating Cilicia in an effort to escape widespread persecution from the Turks.
Recognizing that the Monastery of Sis would soon be in flames, the monks of the Catholicosate of Cilicia grabbed everything they could ­ chalices, ancient manuscripts, tapestries, coins, photographs ­ packed them up in boxes, loaded them onto donkeys and often onto their backs, and began the journey to Aleppo and later into Lebanon.
www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Cilicia_Museum   (1069 words)

  
 Armenian History, chapter 6: Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia
The Armenian population in Cilicia gradually became predominant.
During the ruling of Leon II, when Cilicia enjoyed the period of a prosperous development, the Third Crusade was proclaimed in Europe.
Although Frederic I was tragically drowned in the Calycadnus River in Cilicia, Leon II continued to support the Crusaders.
www.armenianhistory.info /cilician.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Ancient coinage of Cilicia
Cilicia falls naturally into two parts, an eastern low-lying fertile plain, watered by the Pyramus and Sarus (Cilicia Campestris), and a western, mountainous land (Cilicia Tracheia, practically equivalent to the later Roman division of Isauria).
Mallus, one of the oldest cities in Cilicia, on the lower course of the Cydnus, was according to one tradition founded by Mopsos and Amphi- lochos, the latter of whom had a famous oracle on the spot.
Tarsus, on the Cydnus, the most important city in Cilicia, was in the time of Xenophon the capital of its kings, by whom the coins earlier than the time of Tiribazus must have been struck.
www.snible.org /coins/hn/cilicia.html   (5484 words)

  
 Baal and the Coinage of Cilicia
This should not be surprising, for the proximity of Cilicia to Phoenicia and Canaan would naturally suggest contact and influence between the regions.
In the first variety, Baal is depicted on the obverse as enthroned left, crowned with a horned helmet, holding a lotus-tipped staff in his left hand and extending his right hand while holding what is seemingly a club, off which hangs a bundle of grapes and extends an ear of corn.
That this indicates that Tarsos was the primary city of Baal-worship in Cilicia is clear, if not hint at the significant level of influence that Hellenic culture exerted in eastern Asia Minor even before the conquest of Alexander the Great.
forumancientcoins.com /Articles/Baal_and_the_Coinage_of_Cilicia.htm   (1610 words)

  
 Asia Minor Coins - Cilicia (Kilikia)
Alexander appointed a new satrap of Cilicia, Balakros.
After the death of Alexander III (323 BC), Cilicia was first part of the kingdom of Antigonus Monophthalmus, who had been appointed as satrap of Phrygia.
In the late fourth or early fifth century AD, the remainder of Cilicia was again divided into two parts, simply called Cilicia I (Tarsus and environs) and Cilicia II (the eastern plains).
asiaminorcoins.com /cilicia.html   (876 words)

  
 Patriarchal See of Cilicia, Lebanon (Armenian rite)
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1982.08.05 [1982.08.07] – 1999.09.08)
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1976.07.03 [1976.07.05] – 1982.05.30)
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1962.09.04 [1962.11.15] – 1976.04.22)
www.gcatholic.com /dioceses/diocese/cili0.htm   (588 words)

  
 Cilicia
After Octavian's victory and ascension to the title of Augustus, parts of the province were broken up under various client kings and the rest fell under the jurisdiction of the governor of Syria, but this arrangement didn't last particularly long.
Cilicia remained in this basic provincial structure until the territorial reforms of Diocletia, but the region as a whole remained relatively unchanged for the next few hundred years.
Cilicia essentially remained a part of the Roman, then Byzantine (Romanion) Empire until the 14th century.
www.unrv.com /provinces/cilicia.php   (803 words)

  
 Cilicia
The medieval Armenian State Cilicia was situated on the South East of Minor Asia and North East Coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
After the Genocide of the Armenians in 1915, the deportation from Cilicia (1921) and the disaster of Ismir (1922), considerable part of the Western Armenians was exterminated.
The folklore materials and memories of this of this folk-historical collection, for its originality and historical value, shall be the witness for the objective illumination of the Armenian Genocide and other historical events by a simple, popular language, and so they appears as historical reliable documents.
www.iatp.am /resource/science/svazlyan/folklore/3cilicia.html   (331 words)

  
 Dangerous Archaeology
In Cilicia, as elsewhere, he collected artifacts and photographed monuments of its ancient and mediaeval past, its modern inhabitants and examples of the Western presence--missionaries, schools, and relief efforts.
Cilicia became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century, with Armenians maintaining a presence in the trading cities.
The Western allies abandoned the military struggle, and the Armenian communities of Cilicia were ultimately driven south to Syria and Lebanon in the winter of 1920.
www.umich.edu /~kelseydb/Exhibits/DangerousArchaeology/Armenia.html   (1828 words)

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