page_title: Cilicia (Roman province)
hierarchical_section_title: Cilicia (Roman province)
caption_attribution_description: English: Asia Minor in the 2nd century AD - general map - Roman provinces under Trajan - bleached - English legend
context_page_description: Cilicia was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern coast of Turkey. 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. It was subdivided by Diocletian in around 297, and it remained under Roman rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests.
context_section_description: Cilicia (/sɪˈlɪʃiə/) was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey.  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. It was subdivided by Diocletian in around 297, and it remained under Roman rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests.
caption: The Roman provinces of Asia Minor under Trajan, including Cilicia.
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