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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Isauria

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

It is agreed that Leo was a native of Isauria, and that Conon was his primitive name.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart

Nor the Tribune either with his cavalry from Africa and his mercenaries from Isauria.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

Thus the coast of Isauria was like a deadly shore of Sciron; it was avoided by sailors, who made a practice of putting in at the safer ports of Cyprus.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Isauria, whiche hath for the chief citie Seleucia.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard