TARSUS
Capital of Cilicia, in eastern Asia, on both banks of the Cnidus river, 19 km from the Mediterranean.
Around the year 833 BC, Shalmansar, king of Assyria, mentions this city.
In the year 64 B.C. It became the residence of the Roman governor of the new province of Cilicia.
Mark Antony granted Tarsus the privileges of a free city and exempted it from taxes.
The Schools of Tarsus rivaled those of Athens and Alexandria.
Birthplace of the apostle Paul (Acts 21:39; 22:3). He visited her again after his conversion (Acts 9:30; 11:25).