- Antioch - Wikipedia
During the Crusades, Antioch was 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 | 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
- Church of Antioch - Wikipedia
Those who rejected communion with Rome formed the modern day Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch The Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch was the contiguous non-Melkite, non-Chalcedonian faction of the Church of Antioch first formed after the Council of Chalcedon
- Principality of Antioch - Wikipedia
The Principality of Antioch (Latin: Principatus Antiochenus; Norman: Princeté de Antioch) was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and Syria
- Antioch - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great 's generals Antioch became a rival of Alexandria as the chief city of the nearer East and the cradle of gentile Christianity It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis
- Antioch, CA | Official Website
With a population of over 100,000 people, Antioch has become the heart of Eastern Contra Costa County, offering a variety of employment, shopping and vast recreational activities
- 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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