The Reasons behind the Annexation of Cappadocia*


OKTAN M.

Historia - Zeitschrift fur Alte Geschichte, cilt.75, sa.2, ss.211-238, 2026 (AHCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.25162/historia-2026-0008
  • Dergi Adı: Historia - Zeitschrift fur Alte Geschichte
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Linguistic Bibliography, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-238
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: annexation, Archelaus, Cappadocia, earthquake, Tiberius
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The annexation of Cappadocia has been little evaluated in terms of the information given by ancient sources, the political conditions in the east, and the annexation policy of Rome. Since the provincial process has not been extensively analysed, Cappadocia, among the kingdoms annexed by Rome, became perhaps the land for which the greatest variety of reasons have been proposed for its annexation. This study proposes the most probable reasons behind the annexation of Cappadocia in light of the existing reasons advanced, Tiberius’ parsimonious attitude, and from historical developments.