Isauria region starts from northern slopes of Taurus Mountains where Konya Plateau lays above. The boundary of region goes around from Mount Geyik in the south through Seydişehir, Lake Suğla in the west and Hadim-Göksu River in the east....
moreIsauria region starts from northern slopes of Taurus Mountains where Konya Plateau lays above. The boundary of region goes around from Mount Geyik in the south through Seydişehir, Lake Suğla in the west and Hadim-Göksu River in the east. The geography of the region provides an ultimate protection for Isaurians and it gave great difficulties for the powers who wanted to conquest the land. Isauria was free during the Persian period and Alexander the Great did not make difficulties for the local people there until Balakros was killed by Isaurians who was appointed by Alexander the Great. Thus, Perdikkas marched on Isauria to punish the public after the death of Balacros. In the period of Rome, the name of Isauria was frequently mentioned with riots, as well. The General, Servilius Vatia who fought with the pirates in the eastern Mediterranean made a campaign against Isauria. In the years ahead, the general of Mithridates, Eumakhos marched into there region and Galatian Deiotaros responded this action. All the seturm oils show us how the touchy and important theare awas. On the other hand, the other examples such as the death of Amyntas on the way to build a city in this region and Cicero's efforts and demanding in Isauria areal son oticeable. The chaos and the external interference went on in the following periods. It can be stated that there appeared a peace when Turks finaly arrived the region. There are many ancient writers who cited about Isaurian revolts of Isaurians such as: Strabo, Diodorus, Appianus, Plutarkhos, Tacitus, Cicero etc. They explained the revolts and made comments on the reasons and results of them. In this study, we aimed to focus the disordinance in Isauria in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods based on ancient sources.