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Cappadocia (Roman province)
Cappadocia is a province of the Roman Empire in Anatolia (modern central-eastern Turkey), with its capital at Caesarea.
It is established in CE 17 by the Emperor Tiberius (ruled 14-37), following the death of Cappadocia's last king, Archelaus.Cappadocia is an imperial province, meaning that its governor (legatus Augusti) is directly appointed by the emperor.
During the latter first century, the province also incorporate the regions of Pontus and Armenia Minor.
Member Cities
- Caesarea > Kayseri Kayseri Turkey Capital
- Adana Adana Turkey Location
- Antioch > Antakya Hatay Turkey Location
- Artasat > Artaxata Ararat Armenia Location
- Bor > Tyana Nigde Turkey Location
- Dayr az-Zawr > Doura-Europos Dayr az-Zawr Syria Location
- Edessa > Sanliurfa > Urfa Sanliurfa Turkey Location
- Kayseri Kayseri Turkey Location
- Nevsehir Nevsehir Turkey Location
- Niksar Tokat Turkey Location
- Nisibis > Nusaybin Mardin Turkey Location
- Palmyra > Tudmur Hims Syria Location
- Pergamon > Pergamum > Bergama Izmir Turkey Location
- Rome > Roma Lazio Italy Location
- Tarsus Icel Turkey Location