Feb 22, 2013 · 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.

Changes in the physical and social fabric of Antioch echoed throughout its landscape, channeled as it were by the city’s main axis of traffic, a colonnaded boulevard that cemented the symbiotic relationship of Antioch’s town and country.

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 …

Antioch was founded near the end of the fourth century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, as one of the tetrapoleis of Seleucis of Syria. Seleucus encouraged Greeks from all over the Mediterranean to settle in the city. [2]

Aug 18, 2021 · The Visual Resources Collection has announced the launch of a major new online resource for the study of Antioch on the Orontes, one of the great cities of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds that remained an important center throughout the Byzantine, Seljuk, Crusader, and Ottoman periods.

Jul 12, 2018 · On 20 October 1097 CE the Crusader army, numbering some 30,000 men, captured the vital fortified bridge over the Orontes and even rounded up a convoy of supplies on its way to Antioch. It was a good start, and the next day the army was before the walls of the city.

Oct 14, 2024 · Antioch was one of the most important cities in the eastern Mediterranean half of the Roman Empire. Dubbed “the cradle of Christianity” as a result of the pivotal role that it played in the emergence of the new religion, Antioch was where the New Testament asserts that the name “Christian” was first used.

Oct 22, 2019 · Kerbogha encamped his main army within a few miles of Antioch, establishing satellite camps for siege operations in the areas previously occupied by the Crusaders. On June 8 his troops also set up an outpost on Mount Silpius.

May 30, 2021 · Antioch: A History offers a new portal to researching this long-lasting city and is also suitable for a wide variety of teaching needs, both undergraduate and graduate, in the fields of classics,...

The mosaics of both Antioch and Daphne have almost all been raised and dispersed; some are in the local museum in Antioch, some in Paris, some in museums in the United States. Only two mosaics of the 1st c. A.D. have been found. They consist of geometric patterns.