Between 546 and 334 bc, Anatolia was dominated politically by the Achaemenian Empire of Persia. Culturally, however, Greek influence continued to be strong and even increased. The coastal regions of Caria and Lycia and, farther east, Pamphylia and Cilicia were Hellenized to a considerable degree under the aegis of Persian rule. At the same time, Persian cultural influence penetrated the regions of Armenia, Pontus, Cappadocia, and Commagene. The Persian deities Mithra and Anahita were honoured in Armenia. In Cappadocia, the influence of Persia is clearly visible in the ... (100 of 22,245 words)Anatolia in the Achaemenian and Hellenistic periods
Diversity of cultural influences
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Abandoned cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey.
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Principal archaeological sites of Anatolia and northern Syria to c. 1340 bc.
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Anatolia and northern Syria, c. 1180 bc to the 6th century bc.
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Rūm Seljuq sultanate. Inset: Seljuq empire, c. 1080.
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Expansion of the Ottoman Empire.
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The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, 1807–1924.