Proper noun
Cilicia
(historical) An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor, famed for cilice — haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats
Anaxagoras wrote a book of philosophy, but only fragments of the first part of this have survived, through preservation in work of Simplicius of Cilicia in the 6th century AD. Source: Internet
Diodorus of Cilicia tells the story of Atlas, an ancient people that inhabited one of the most fertile areas in Africa, and looked at the sea shores of his country as the homeland of the gods. Source: Internet
Dio, who tells this narrative, offers his father the then governor of Cilicia Apronianus as a source, and therefore his narrative is possibly grounded on contemporary rumor, or maybe on common Roman displeasure at an empress meddling in political affairs. Source: Internet
Everitt, A. "Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician" (2001), pgs. 186–188 He served as proconsul of Cilicia from May 51 to November 50 BC. Source: Internet
For picturesqueness the site is not equaled in Cilicia, and it is worthwhile to trace the three fine aqueducts to their sources. Source: Internet
Brutus was also active in the province of Cilicia, in the year before Cicero was proconsul there; Cicero documents how Brutus profited from money lending to the provincials in his Letters. Source: Internet