Cilicia
an ancient country in SE Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
Other words from Cilicia
- Ci·li·cian, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Cilicia
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How to use Cilicia in a sentence
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.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.Cicero, while he was governor in Cilicia, got the current news from such a professional correspondent.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsStruck by this reasoning, Seleukus started for Cilicia in person, at the head of a large army.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV | Aubrey Stewart
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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