Editing Cilicia (section)

=== Rough Cilicia ===
'''Rough Cilicia''' ({{langx|grc|Κιλικια Τραχεια|translit=Kilikia Trakheia}}; {{langx|la|Cilicia Aspera}}; {{langx|akk-x-neoassyr|{{cuneiform|11|𒆳𒄭𒋃𒆪}}|translit=Ḫilakku}};<ref name="ORACCHilakku" /> {{langx|akk-x-neobabyl|{{cuneiform|12|𒆳𒉿𒊑𒅔𒁺}}|translit=Pirindu}}{{sfn|Grayson|1975|p=103}})<ref>Sayce, A. H. (October 1922) "The Decipherment of the Hittite Hieroglyphic Texts" ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' 4: pp. 537–572, page 554</ref><ref>Edwards, I. E. S. (editor) (2006) ''The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 2, Part 2, History of the Middle East and the Aegean Region c.&nbsp;1380–1000 B.C.'' (3rd edition) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, [https://books.google.com/books?id=n1TmVvMwmo4C&pg=RA1-PA422 page 422] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221030015744/https://books.google.com/books?id=n1TmVvMwmo4C&pg=RA1-PA422 |date=30 October 2022 }}, {{ISBN|0-521-08691-4}}</ref><ref>Toynbee, Arnold Joseph and Myers, Edward DeLos (1961) ''A Study of History, Volume 7'' Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, page 668, {{OCLC|6561573}}</ref> is a rugged mountain district<ref>In general see: Bean, George Ewart and Mitford, Terence Bruce (1970) ''Journeys in Rough Cilicia, 1964–1968'' (Volume 102 of Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse.Denkschriften) Böhlau in Komm., Vienna, {{ISBN| 3-205-04279-4}}</ref> formed by the spurs of Taurus, which often terminate in rocky headlands with small sheltered harbours,<ref name=Rife>Rife, Joseph L. (2002) "Officials of the Roman Provinces in Xenophon's "Ephesiaca"" ''Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik'' 138: pp. 93–108 , page 96</ref> features which, in classical times, made the coast a string of havens for [[Cilician pirates|pirates]]<ref name=Rife /><ref>See also the history of [[Side, Turkey|Side (Σίδη)]].</ref> and, in the Middle Ages, outposts for [[Genoa|Genoese]] and [[Venice|Venetian]] traders. The district is watered by the [[Göksu|Calycadnus]]<ref>Wainwright, G. A. (April 1956) "Caphtor – Cappadocia" ''[[Vetus Testamentum]]'' 6(2): pp. 199–210, pages 205–206</ref> and was covered in ancient times by forests that supplied timber to [[Phoenicia]] and [[Egypt]]. Cilicia lacked large cities.<ref name=EB1911 />