Cilicia (Roman province)
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Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors:
Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
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History
A Roman province, first established in 102 BCE coincident with the region of the same name on the southern coast of Asia Minor, which by Roman times at least was said to be bounded by the Taurus mountains to the north, the river Melas in the west, and the Amanus mountains in the east.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/981514
- Amanus (mountain range) bounds Cilicia (Roman province) (30 BC - AD 300)
- Melas (river) bounds Cilicia (Roman province) (30 BC - AD 300)
- Taurus (mountain range) bounds Cilicia (Roman province) (30 BC - AD 300)
province
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 100 N4 Cilicia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: province
J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Cilicia (Roman province): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/981514> [accessed: 14 May 2026]
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