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Byzantine Annexation of Cilicia
Around 965 CE, the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas recovered Cilicia in southeastern Anatolia, capturing fortresses and ports hel…
Timeline
- 1001Cilician plain · CiliciaA Byzantine expeditionary force marched south from the Anatolian interior under its commanders, besieging and capturing castles held by Arab emirs in Cilicia and cutting them off from inland Syria.
- 1001Tarsus · CiliciaByzantium incorporated the newly conquered areas into the imperial provincial system, posting governors and garrisons, and repairing walls and port facilities, making Cilicia once again a key bulwark on the empire's southeastern frontier.
Sources
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)
- Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081 — Warren Treadgold (1995)