Cilicia

[ si-lish-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Cilicia

/ sɪˈlɪʃɪə /

an ancient region and former kingdom of SE Asia Minor, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean: corresponds to the region around present-day Adana

They were induced also to do this by the imbecility of the kings who succeeded each other on the thrones of Syria and Cilicia.

Some writers,237 among whom is Artemidorus, consider this place as the commencement of Cilicia, and not Coracesium.

He himself, retaining the general surveillance, went to Cilicia with the rest of his forces.

Cicero, while he was governor in Cilicia, got the current news from such a professional correspondent.

Struck by this reasoning, Seleukus started for Cilicia in person, at the head of a large army.

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