Ancient Coin Stories

Alexander the Great conquers Cilicia and Pisidia, including Aigai.Tarsos (where he became ill after a swim in the Kydnos River), Soloi, Sagalassos, and Issos.

Selge sends an embassy to Alexander III and obtains his friendship.

Alexander III fails to take Termessos.

Antigonos Monophthalmos forces Termessos to give up Alketas. He then murders him and leaves.

Selge is besieged by Achaios and sue for peace after supplies dwindle.

Termessos besieges the city Isinda. When the Roman consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso discovers this, he orders the siege raised and fines Termessos.

Rome declares Termessos an independent city.

Sagalassos given to the Galatian king Amyntas.

On the death of Amyntas, king of Galatia, Rome turns Pisidia – including Sagalassos, Side, and Kremna – into a separate province of Galatia.

Komama is founded.

Kremna is taken by the robber Lydius from Isaura.

Tacitus visits Kremna.

An earthquake devastates Sagalassos.

The author of this page visits the ruins of Termessos, where he is alone.