Cilicia is the ancient Roman name for the southeastern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It is referenced in the biblical books of Acts and Galatians, was the birthplace of Saint Paul, and the site of his early evangelical missions. The territory was first inhabited in the Neolithic Period c. 8th millennium BCE.
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c. 2700 BCE - 2400 BCEHatti and Luwian peoples living in Cilicia.
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1700 BCE - c. 1200 BCEHittites control Cilicia.
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c. 1276 BCE - 1178 BCEThe Sea Peoples Ravage the Mediterranean including Cilicia.
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c. 700 BCE - 612 BCEThe Assyrian Empire holds Cilicia.
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547 BCE - 333 BCECilicia is part of the Persian Empire.
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333 BCE - 323 BCECilicia is a part of Alexander the Great's Empire.
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c. 323 BCE - c. 103 BCECilicia divided between Ptolemies and Seleucids.
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c. 299 BCEDemetrius I marries Stratonice, daughter of Seleucus I and in return Demetrius is given Cilicia.
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103 BCE - c. 476 CECilicia a province of Rome (Western Roman Empire).
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c. 476 CE - c. 1453 CECilicia part of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
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c. 700 CECilicia taken in Muslim Invasion.
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1080 CE - 1375 CEArmenian Kingdom flourishes in Cilicia.
