Cilician Armenia

[Armenian Bishop]

If they were under attack, they wouldn't shoot arrows, they would shoot Greek fire at it.

Apparently, that's exactly how it functioned: "Islands are easy to defend, castle walls make it easier. It was probably a place for ships to resupply, or haven for ships being attacked. "Corycus was conquered by the Armenians soon after it was rebuilt by the Byzantines. The Armenians held it until the end of the 14th century, as the last stronghold of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The city was then handed over to the Lusignans of Cyprus."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corycus

@Hayasa- About Cilicia, it was originally inhabited by the Syro-Hittites, then the region was hellenized. Afterwards it was brought under the reign of Iranic kings I believe. Aftwards the Armenians recolonized the place, however I doubt the people there were anything but heavily greek by then.

Yes, I'm sure that the Hellenic presence in Cilicia was noteworthy, and remained strong, despite a nationalistic and strong presence of Armenians, since the 11th Century. An Armenian presence in Cilicia was still significant, at the end of the 19th Century. Many Armenians in Cilicia perished during the Armenian Genocide (1915 - 1923), while other Armenians survived only by escaping from the region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeni...dom_of_Cilicia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Dagh_Resistance

Kassab, in present day Syria, was a relic of the Armenian presence in Cilicia, since the 11th Century, but, in April, 2014, Syrian Rebels (FSA), based in Turkey, crossed the border and seized Kassab. It became a ghost town, pillaged and occupied by Syrian Rebels, some of whom were alleged to speak fluently in Turkish. There's good reason to believe that high officials of Turkey helped the FSA plan its logistics for the operation.
http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=3614

[Böri]

Cilicia wasnt the original homeland of Armenians. As the thread starter mentions, the Armenian counties and principates appear in late 11th century in that region. As we know Greeks treated Armenians as second class citizens, Greeks didn't allow them to settle in Western Turkey.
As the Seljuk Turks appeared in Iran as invincible and unstoppable armies expanding toward the Transcaucasus, Greeks allowed Armenian migrations westwards, it's when Armenians started to immigrate en masse from what's today Armenia, Lake Van region and around towards Cilicia.

[Nomad]

There is no Cilicia or something.It's TURKIC land.