The kilikarchia in the Roman province of Cilicia

The kilikarchia, attested by a very limited number of inscriptions from Cilicia, must be unquestionably compared with the equivalent offices based on the name of a province plus - άρχηϛ known in other provinces of Asia Minor and of the Roman East. The fact that currently this important charge is attested only by a quite restricted number of texts is remarkable, if we compare this situation with that of other Asiatic provinces, where the epigraphic occurrence of comparable duties is definitely richer. The paper points at a re-assessment of the known data concerning the kilikarchia in order to try to understand the duties of this magistrate throughout the Roman empire.