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Cilicia
Cilicia An ancient country, now part of south-eastern Turkey. Geographically, it fell into two distinct parts: the western area was mountainous, while the eastern consisted of a fertile plain with Tarsus as its main city. It came under the control of the
HITTITES, the
ASSYRIANS, the
ACHAEMENIDS, and
ALEXANDER THE GREAT and was fought over by the
SELEUCIDS and
PTOLEMIES. In the 2nd century BC it became a haven for pirates, who were finally crushed by the Roman general Pompey in 67 BC, and by the end of the century it was part of the
ROMAN EMPIRE. It was occupied by migrating Armenians in 1080. In 1375 it was conquered by the Mamelukes of Egypt and in 1515 by the
OTTOMAN Turks.
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The Cilicia See, with the ARF Clearly Pursuing a Hostile Policy
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 6/17/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 06-17-1995 The Cilicia See, with the ARF Clearly Pursuing a...June 28, 1995 is the date on which the Cilicia See will elect a new Catholicos to succeed...the Mother See in Armenia and the See of Cilicia in Antelias. This new development appears...
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"Cilicia" Museum Treasures to be Exhibited in Germany; Both Karekin II and Aram I to Attend
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 8/12/2000; 465 words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 08-12-2000 "Cilicia" Museum Treasures to be Exhibited in...the exhibition of the artifacts of the "Cilicia" Museum, entitled "Rescued Armenian Treasures from Cilicia." The exhibition will open at 5:00...
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Provincial Cilicia and the Archaeology of Temple Conversion
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Provincial Cilicia and the Archaeology of Temple Conversion...narrow study, one should not be mislead. Cilicia was a relatively small Roman province...evidence for temple conversion in provincial Cilicia is relatively plentiful. In the west...
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See of Cilicia Responds to the Holy See of Etchmiadzin
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 4/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia was surprised and sorry to learn of the...The Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia has always aspired to carry out the examination...the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia. Our Holy See has adopted this approach...
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17th Centenary Programs of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia Progressing at Full Speed
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 2/12/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Programs of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia Progressing at Full Speed The year 2001...Centenary. The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias-Lebanon, continues to be...Committee of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia was formed and the necessary guidance...
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Cilicia See Makes New Effort to Regain Jurisdiction over Damascus
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 5/3/1997; 675 words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 05-03-1997 Cilicia See Makes New Effort to Regain Jurisdiction...over Damascus Diocese The See of Cilicia, while sidestepping the issue of...Aram I, Catholicos of the See of Cilicia, before the feast of Easter, assigned...
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Catholicossate of Cilicia Sponsors Int'l Sunday School Conference in
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 11/5/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...The 11-05-1994 Catholicossate of Cilicia Sponsors Int'l Sunday School Conference...the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia. Sponsored by the Director-General...Schools of the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia, the Conference has 145 participants...
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Mr. And Mrs. Andre and Nina Tabourian of Beirut Donate One Million Dollars to See of Cilicia
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/5/2002; 525 words
; ...of the Central Committee of the See of Cilicia, together with his wife, had donated the sum of a million US dollars to the See of Cilicia. The donation was made in response to...Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the See of Cilicia, for funds to promote projects needed...
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The Big Split of the 20th Century (Part Six of Twelve): Cilicia, A Center of ARF Activism
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 11/25/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...20th Century (Part Six of Twelve): Cilicia, A Center, of ARF Activism The brief...absurd claims that Catholicos Karekin I of Cilicia was "procommunist." Then it was the...CATHOLICOS ZAREH I The Catholicate of Cilicia was under AASO control. By 1956, however...
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Discourse on Role of See of Cilicia in the Context of Church Unity
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 12/9/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...09-1995 Discourse on Role of See of Cilicia in the Context of Church Unity. Following...Aram Keshishian to the Catholicate of Cilicia, World Parish, the international organ...in its July/August 1995 issue: "The Cilicia Catholicate of the Armenian church based...
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Cilicia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cilicia , ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between...Mediterranean and the Taurus range. It included a high and barren plateau, Cilicia Trachia or Cilicia Tracheia, and a fertile plain, Cilicia Pedias. The area was under...
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Marcus Junius Brutus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...join Caesar's staff in Gaul but went to Cilicia with his father-in-law, Appius Claudius...appointment as legate to P. Sestius in Cilicia in 49. Cato persuaded Brutus to bury...Caesar. He later met Caesar at Tarsus in Cilicia and accompanied him on his triumphal campaign...
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St. Paul
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...name was Saul or Sh'aul, was born in the town of Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern southeastern Turkey), of Jewish parents belonging...Tarsus and spent about six years preaching in parts of Syria and Cilicia. After a final year spent at Antioch, he and Barnabas were...
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Tancred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...After distinguishing himself at Nicaea, he struck out into Cilicia and besieged Tarsus, but was deprived of the city, after...government of Antioch. He subsequently made extensive conquests in Cilicia and N Syria. Although Bohemond submitted (1108) to Byzantine...
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Tarsus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tarsus , city (1990 pop. 191,333), S Turkey, in Cilicia, on the Tarsus (anc. Cydnus) River, near the Mediterranean...first mentioned in the 8th cent. BC, was the capital of Cilicia and one of the most important cities of Asia Minor. It reached...
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