Cilicia Trachea
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Cilicia Trachea was the rugged, mountainous western part of ancient Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor, known for its steep coastline, forests, and historical reputation as a haven for pirates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cilicia Trachea canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
region of ancient Cilicia ⓘ |
| borders |
Cilicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cilicia Pedias
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dense forests
ⓘ
mountainous landscape ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep coastline ⓘ |
| contains | spurs of the Taurus Mountains ⓘ |
| eastOf | Pamphylia ⓘ |
| economyType |
small coastal trade
ⓘ
timber production ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cilicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Rough Cilicia
Tracheia Kilikia ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Corycian Cave ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Anemurium
ⓘ
Celenderis ⓘ Corycus ⓘ Olba ⓘ Seleucia on the Calycadnus ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucia ad Calycadnum
|
| hasEtymology | Greek word "tracheia" meaning "rugged" or "rough" ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
difficult to govern
ⓘ
refuge for outlaws and pirates ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
havens for pirates
ⓘ
piracy in antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Cilicia ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean basin
southeastern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| modernLocationCorrespondsTo |
Turkish Riviera
ⓘ
surface form:
coast of Antalya Province
coast of Mersin Province ⓘ southern Turkey ⓘ |
| northOf | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Cilicia
ⓘ
ancient Cilicia ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Cilicia Pedias by the Lamos River ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of coastal routes between Syria and Asia Minor ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Taurus Mountains ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Cilicia (Armenian Cilicia)
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| wasPacifiedBy | Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| westOf |
Cilicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cilicia Pedias
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.