NOTES ON NATURAL RESOURCES OF CILICIA: A CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL HISTORY

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NOTES ON NATURAL RESOURCES OF CILICIA: A CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL HISTORY

NOTES ON NATURAL RESOURCES OF CILICIA: A CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL HISTORY

Authors : Erendiz ÖZBAYO⁄LU

Pages : 153-172

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Publication Date : 2003-11-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Ancient and modern authors seem to consider Cilicia a prosperous region that is captured well by the words of Xenophon, in regard to the expedition of Cyrus, when he descends into Cilicia; “to a large and beautiful plain, well-watered and full of trees of all sorts and vines; it produces an abundance of sesame, millet, panic, wheat, and barley, and it is surrounded on every side, from sea to sea, by a lofty and formidable range of mountains” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Anabasis, I,2,22);. Then Cyrus marches to Tarsus, “a large and prosperous city, where the palace of Synnesis, the king of Cilicians, was situated, and through the middle of the city flows a river named the Cydnus, two plethra in width” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ibid 23);.
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