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Coast
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Pirates

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Roberto
Piperno

Silifke is a very ancient town, founded by Seleucus, a general of Alexander the Great, and it was named after him Seleucia. As there were several towns with this name a reference was added to its river, so it was called Seleucia ad Calicadnus. (...) During the Third Crusade, the German Emperor Frederick I, Barbarossa led his army to the East by land. On June 10, 1190, at the age of 67, he drowned while crossing the river Calicadno which after heavy rains has a rather strong current. (more)

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