To the east of Cilicia Campestris, Pompey left a local dynast, Tarcondimotus, in control of Anazarbos and Mount Amanus. As per the late Republican and early imperial methods of provincial rule, the western mountainous parts of Cilicia, which were not easy for a governor to manage, were left to the native princes. Cilicia was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of its military presence in the east, after pursuing victory in the Third Mithridatic War. The area was a haven for pirates that profited from the slave trade with the Romans. [2] From 77 to 76 BC, he achieved a number of naval victories against the pirates off the Cilician coast, and was able to occupy the Lycian and Pamphylian coasts. • Pilhofer, Philipp. You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. First contact and establishment of the province (103 – 47 BC). The province was reorganized by Julius Caesar in 47 BC. By 64 BC, Pompey had organized the new province, adding all of his recent conquests to the original province of Cilicia, and made Tarsus the capital of the new province. WRIGHT, N.L. ), https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cilicië&oldid=56679170, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. Parts of Cilicia Pedias became Roman territory in 103 BC, during Marcus Antonius Orator’s first campaign against the pirates. Cyprus was made a separate province; and Pamphylia with Isauria and Pisidia, after the death of Amyntas in 25 BC, was also made a separate province (the province of Galatia), to which Lycaonia was also attached. Sometime during the rule of the Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (probably around 297 AD), Cilicia was divided into three parts: Cilicia Prima, under a consularis, with its capital at Tarsus; Cilicia Secunda, under a praeses, with its capital at Anazarbus; and Isauria (originally Cilicia Aspera), under a praeses, with its capital at Seleucia. Vatia Isauricus was succeeded as proconsul of Cilicia by Lucius Licinius Lucullus who used Isauricus' veterans and fleet to fight in the war against Mithridates IV of Pontus (see: Third Mithridatic War). In 27 BC, the Roman emperor Augustus made further changes, reducing the province of Cilicia still further. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter (ISBN 978-3-11-057381-7).
Cilicia proper remained under East Roman (Byzantine) control until the early 8th century, when it was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate and became part of the Islamic borderlands (thughur) with the Romans. Elle correspond approximativement aujourd'hui à la province turque d'Adana, une région comprise entre les monts Taurus, les monts Amanos et la Méditerra… Its Armenian heritage goes back thousands of years. The western parts of the old province of Cilicia remained in Roman hands and became part of the Cibyrrhaeot Theme. Het was strategisch belangrijk omdat het via een bergpas, de Cilicische Poort, een doorgang bood tot Syrië. Augustus placed this territory under the rule of king Archelaus of Cappadocia in 25 BC. Mesopotamia (115-117 n.Chr. Il fut indépendant et allié des Mongols entre 1080 et 1375, date de la chute de sa capitale, Sis, aux mains des Mamelouks. Then in 75 BC Vatia Isauricus advanced across the Taurus Mountains (the first time a Roman army had crossed these mountains) and succeeded in defeating the Isauri along the northern slopes. Irenopolis or Eirenopolis or Eirenoupolis (Greek: Εἰρηνούπολις) was an ancient Roman, Byzantine and medieval city in northeastern Cilicia, not far from the Calycadnus river, also known briefly as Neronias (Greek: Νερωνιάς) in honour of the Roman emperor Nero.Irenopolis was also an episcopal see that is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees Since Tigranes was Mithridates' ally Lucullus eventually moved against his possessions in Cilicia Pedias and added them to the Roman province of Cilicia. 2012: "The house of Tarkondimotos: a late Hellenistic dynasty between Rome and the East", Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Numidia (divided as Cirtensis and Militiana during the Tetrarchy), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cilicia_(Roman_province)&oldid=980384613, States and territories established in the 1st century BC, States and territories disestablished in the 8th century, States and territories disestablished in the 7th century, 1st-century BC establishments in the Roman Republic, 7th-century disestablishments in the Byzantine Empire, Articles containing Ancient Greek-language text, Turkey articles missing geocoordinate data, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 07:26. It was not until Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was granted his extraordinary command against the pirates in 67 BC, and the decisive Battle of Korakesion (in modern Alanya), that the pirates were finally driven out and subdued, and Cilicia Trachea was brought under Roman control. In 80 BC, the governor of Cilicia was Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, who was later convicted of illegally plundering the province. Cilicia (/ s ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʃ i ə /) was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for, Note: preferences and languages are saved separately in https mode. The Romans had by now divided it into eight Conventus (or Fora): the Conventus of Tarsus, where the governor resided; the Forum of Iconium for Lycaonia; the Forum Isauricum, possibly at Philornelium; the Forum Pamphylium, the place of which is unknown; the Forum Cibyraticum, at Laodicea on the Lycus; the Forum of Apamea; the Forum of Synnada; and Cyprus. It was during the course of these interventions that the province of Cilicia came into being. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 6 jul 2020 om 15:53. The region had, however, been almost completely depopulated already since the middle of the 7th century and formed a no man's land between the Romans and the Caliphate.
Cilicia proper remained under East Roman (Byzantine) control until the early 8th century, when it was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate and became part of the Islamic borderlands (thughur) with the Romans. Elle correspond approximativement aujourd'hui à la province turque d'Adana, une région comprise entre les monts Taurus, les monts Amanos et la Méditerra… Its Armenian heritage goes back thousands of years. The western parts of the old province of Cilicia remained in Roman hands and became part of the Cibyrrhaeot Theme. Het was strategisch belangrijk omdat het via een bergpas, de Cilicische Poort, een doorgang bood tot Syrië. Augustus placed this territory under the rule of king Archelaus of Cappadocia in 25 BC. Mesopotamia (115-117 n.Chr. Il fut indépendant et allié des Mongols entre 1080 et 1375, date de la chute de sa capitale, Sis, aux mains des Mamelouks. Then in 75 BC Vatia Isauricus advanced across the Taurus Mountains (the first time a Roman army had crossed these mountains) and succeeded in defeating the Isauri along the northern slopes. Irenopolis or Eirenopolis or Eirenoupolis (Greek: Εἰρηνούπολις) was an ancient Roman, Byzantine and medieval city in northeastern Cilicia, not far from the Calycadnus river, also known briefly as Neronias (Greek: Νερωνιάς) in honour of the Roman emperor Nero.Irenopolis was also an episcopal see that is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees Since Tigranes was Mithridates' ally Lucullus eventually moved against his possessions in Cilicia Pedias and added them to the Roman province of Cilicia. 2012: "The house of Tarkondimotos: a late Hellenistic dynasty between Rome and the East", Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Numidia (divided as Cirtensis and Militiana during the Tetrarchy), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cilicia_(Roman_province)&oldid=980384613, States and territories established in the 1st century BC, States and territories disestablished in the 8th century, States and territories disestablished in the 7th century, 1st-century BC establishments in the Roman Republic, 7th-century disestablishments in the Byzantine Empire, Articles containing Ancient Greek-language text, Turkey articles missing geocoordinate data, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 07:26. It was not until Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was granted his extraordinary command against the pirates in 67 BC, and the decisive Battle of Korakesion (in modern Alanya), that the pirates were finally driven out and subdued, and Cilicia Trachea was brought under Roman control. In 80 BC, the governor of Cilicia was Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, who was later convicted of illegally plundering the province. Cilicia (/ s ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʃ i ə /) was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for, Note: preferences and languages are saved separately in https mode. The Romans had by now divided it into eight Conventus (or Fora): the Conventus of Tarsus, where the governor resided; the Forum of Iconium for Lycaonia; the Forum Isauricum, possibly at Philornelium; the Forum Pamphylium, the place of which is unknown; the Forum Cibyraticum, at Laodicea on the Lycus; the Forum of Apamea; the Forum of Synnada; and Cyprus. It was during the course of these interventions that the province of Cilicia came into being. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 6 jul 2020 om 15:53. The region had, however, been almost completely depopulated already since the middle of the 7th century and formed a no man's land between the Romans and the Caliphate.