Isauria

British  

/ aɪˈsɔːrɪə /

noun

1. an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, chiefly on the N slopes of the W Taurus Mountains

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Example Sentences

Most Rev. Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani, 58, titular archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of Faith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of such adventurers, the most fortunate was the emperor Leo the Third, who, from the mountains of Isauria, ascended the throne of the East.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart

It is bordered on its right by Isauria, which is equally fertile in vines and in many kinds of grain.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

Cilicia was reorganized, and enlarged by the addition of Pamphylia and Isauria.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

The converted Goth or the renegade Persian, the half-civilized mountaineer from Isauria, the Copt and Syrian and Armenian were all welcomed in the army or civil service, if only they had ability.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick