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Nov 17, 2022 · A lot of people think the word Cappadocia means fairy chimneys or something close to it, but it’s not true. The word Cappadocia is actually Persian. It is derived from the two words KATPA TUKA, meaning “the land of beautiful horses”. Since the Byzantine and Roman Empires use the Latin alphabet, the name changed to “Cappadocia” over ...
Kings of Cappadocia, 250s BC – 17 AD. Possibly continuing a while under weak Seleucid suzerainty, title recognized as Kings: Ariarathes III, 255–220 BC, started as co-ruler with his father Ariamnes II. Ariarathes IV Eusebes, 220–163 BC. Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator, 163–130 BC. Orophernes, 157 BC.
On the accession of the Seleucid king Antiochus III, afterwards called the Great, in 223 BC, he entrusted Alexander with the government of the satrapy of Persis and Molon received Media. Up to that time, local rulers of Persis, the Fratarakas seem to have been in charge of the region, between circa 295 and 220 BC.
Cappadocia is a historical region of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey. Cappadocia can also refer to: Gregory of Cappadocia, installed as Patriarch of Alexandria against Saint Athanasius. Cappadocia (satrapy), a province of the Achaemenid Empire, covering the region. Cappadocia (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire, covering the region.
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Category: Kingdom of Cappadocia. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository ... Cappadocia Satrapy; Followed by: ... In Wikipedia. العربية ...
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