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'''Tarsus''' (now in Turkey) is a city in Asia Minor, and the capital of [[Cilicia]].
 
==Overview==
 
Tasus is one of the most ancient cities in the region. It was ruled by the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans.
 
Tarsus was the birthplace of [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]], and became a major Christian center in the region.
 
==Tarsus in ancient sources==
 
*See [[Tarsus (sources)]]
 
==Tarsus in scholarship==
 
==Tarsus in literature and the arts==
 
==References==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsus,_Mersin Wikipedia]
 
*[http://www.bibleplaces.com/tarsus.htm BiblePlaces.com]
 
====Pictures from the Web====
 
*''Cleopatra's Arch'': [http://www.abu.nb.ca/Courses/Pauline/TarsusGate2.jpg] (before restoration) / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/images/Tarsus_Gate_of_Cleopatra2,_tb_n123000.jpg] (after restoration)
 
*''Roman Temple'': [http://www.bibleplaces.com/images/Tarsus_Roman_temple,_tb_n123000.jpg BiblePlaces.com]




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