Pisidia

American  

[pi-sid-ee-uh, pahy-] / pɪˈsɪd i ə, paɪ- /

noun

1. an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

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Example Sentences

At the same period there were continuous rebellions in Asia Minor; Pisidia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia and Lycia, threw off the Persian yoke and Hecatomnus, the satrap of Caria, obtained an almost independent position.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

This first journey took him to Cyprus, Perga, Antioch in Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe, and back through Lystra, Iconium, Antioch, to Attalia, and back to Antioch in Syria.

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.

In passing through Pisidia, an anecdote is related of Godfrey which is characteristic of his courage and gallantry.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Selge in Pisidia is generally considered by the ancients to have been a Lacedæmonian colony, and we frequently find on coins of a late date this origin recognised.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Of the pillars which carried the conduit-pipe to Antioch in Pisidia, nineteen are still standing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various