LA CAPPADOCIA TRA IRANISMO E ELLENISMO

Abstract

Characteristic of the kingdom of Cappadocia were cults and habits of the Per-
sians. &e same king prided themselves on being descendants from the Persian aristocracy. &ey
were, on the other hand, who introduced the Greek civilization in the urban centers of Cap-
padocia. Before Ariarathes III assumed power, Anisa seems, amazingly, already a Greek city.