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”
(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” (ibid 23).
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Kasım 2003 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2003 Sayı: 8 |