Cilicia (Roman province)

Provincia Cilicia
Ἐπαρχία Κιλικίας
Province of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
64 BC–8th century

Roman Cilicia, c. 125 AD
CapitalTarsus
(modern-day Mersin, Turkey)
History 
• Conquest by Pompey
64 BC
8th century
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Cilicia
Thughur
Cibyrrhaeot Theme
Theme of Seleucia
Today part ofTurkey
The Roman provinces of Asia Minor under Trajan, including Cilicia.

Cilicia (/sɪˈlɪʃiə/)[1] was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey. Cilicia was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his victory over the Cilician pirates and in the Third Mithridatic War. It was subdivided by Diocletian in around 297, and it remained under Roman rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests.

  1. ^ "Cilicia". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Retrieved 27 April 2018.