Antioch

Details

Instance of

archaeological site, ancient city, location of discovery, locality

Inception

May 300 BCE

Has parts

Epiphaneia

Location

Seleucis and Pieria

Located in

Antakya, Roman Syria, Coele-Syria, Diocese of the East

Country

Turkey, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Turkey

Capital of

Principality of Antioch, Hatay State, Seleucid Empire, Diocese of the East, Roman Syria, Coele-Syria

Founded by

Seleucus I Nicator

Area

15

category for people born here

Q32371550

category for people who died here

Q32674567

category of associated people

Category:People from Antioch

described by source

Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Pauly–Wissowa, Encyclopedic Lexicon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Реальный словарь классических древностей по Любкеру, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia

different from

Antakya

dissolved, abolished or demolished date

1268

located in or next to body of water

Orontes River

located in/on physical feature

Mediterranean Region

named after

Antiochus

native label

Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη

replaced by

Antakya

significant event

Siege of Antioch, Siege of Antioch, Siege of Antioch, Siege of Antioch, Siege of Antioch, Siege of Antioch, First Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir I

state of conservation

preserved

topic's main category

Category:History of Antioch

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