Kingdom of Cappadocia

Kingdom of Cappadocia was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 331 BCE to 17 CE, about 347 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Inland kingdom ruled first by the Persian-descended Ariarathids, often a pawn between Pontus, Armenia and Rome. Tiberius annexed it as a Roman province in 17 CE.

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Facts

Dates

c. 331 BCE to 17 CE

Duration

347 years

Type

State

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Mazaca

Events in Middle East during its time

• 331 BCE Battle of Gaugamela
• 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae

Neighbours in Middle East

• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE
• Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
• Roman Syria and Judaea 64 BCE to 395 CE
• Palmyra c. 50 BCE to 273 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
• Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

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