- Antioch - Wikipedia
During the Crusades, Antioch served as the capital of the Principality of Antioch, one of four Crusader states that were founded in the Levant Its inhabitants were known as Antiochenes The remains of the ancient city of Antioch are mostly buried beneath alluvial deposits from the Orontes River
- Antioch | Ancient City in Turkey, History Culture | Britannica
Antioch, populous city of ancient Syria and now a major town of south-central Turkey It lies near the mouth of the Orontes River, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the Syrian border Antioch was founded in 300 bce by Seleucus I Nicator, a former general of Alexander the Great
- Antioch on the Orontes 2. 0. New Stories from an Ancient City
Laid out as a heady fusion of Mesopotamian and Hellenistic designs by Seleukos Nikator in 302 BCE, Antioch straddled a vast and challenging landscape that had witnessed millennia of human occupation
- Exploring the Lesser-Known Biblical City of Antioch - Learn Religions
Antioch was built just 16 miles from a port on the Mediterranean Sea, which made it an important city for traders and merchants The city was also located near a major road that linked the Roman Empire with India and Persia
- Antioch - World History Encyclopedia
Antioch or Antiochia was an ancient city located on the Orontes River near the Amanus Mountains in Syria The “land of four cities” - Seleucia, Apamea, Laodicea, and Antiochia - was founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Victor) between 301 and 299 BCE
- Antioch | Turkey, Map, History | Britannica
Antioch, ancient city in Phrygia, near the Pisidian border, close to modern Yalvaç, in west-central Turkey Founded by Seleucus I Nicator (c 358–281 bce), it was made a free city in 189 bce by the Romans, who took direct control about 25 bce; soon thereafter the emperor Augustus made it a colony
- City of Antioch, California
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- The Glorious History of the Ancient Greek City of Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes, an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River, was one of the most glorious of all the Greek cities in the world
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