Antiochia
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Antiochia or Antiocheia or Antiochea or Antiokheia may refer any of several Hellenistic cities in the Near East most, (most of them in Syria
now Turkey
) of which were founded or rebuilt by the several rulers named Antiochus during the Seleucid Empire
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Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
now Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) of which were founded or rebuilt by the several rulers named Antiochus during the Seleucid Empire
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was a Greek-Macedonian state that was created out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. At the height of its power, it included central Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, today's Turkmenistan, Pamir and parts of Pakistan.The Seleucid Empire was a major centre...
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- AntiochAntiochAntioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
(Antiochia ad Orontem, Syrian Antiochia or Great Antiochia), now Antakya, Turkey- Principality of AntiochPrincipality of AntiochThe Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade.-Foundation:...
ia, a Crusader state centered thereon
- Principality of Antioch
- NisibisNisibisNusaybin Nisêbîn) is a city in Mardin Province, Turkey, populated mainly by Kurds. Earlier Arameans, Arabs, and Armenians lived in the city. The population of the city is 83,832 as of 2009.-Ancient Period:...
, aka Antiochia Mygdonia, in ancient Mesopotamia, now Nusaybin, Mardin Province, Turkey - Antioch, PisidiaAntioch, PisidiaAntioch in Pisidia – alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch and in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia or Antiochia Caesaria – is a city in the Turkish Lakes Region, which is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Aegean and Central Anatolian regions, and formerly...
(also Antiochia in Phrygia), now near Yalvaç, Isparta Province, Turkey - AydınAydinAydın is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down to the seacoast...
, also known as Antiochia, Tralles or Tralleis, now Aydın, Turkey - AlabandaAlabandaAlabanda – also hê Alabanda, ta Alabanda, Alabandeus, Alabandensis, Alabandenus, and for a time, Antiochia of the Chrysaorians – was an ancient city of Caria, Anatolia, the site of which is now located near Doğanyurt , Aydin Province, in the Asian part of Turkey.The city is located in...
, aka Antiochia of the Chrysaorians, Caria, now Araphisar (formerly Doğanyurt), Aydin Province, Turkey - Antioch on the MaeanderAntioch on the MaeanderAntiochia on the Maeander also Antioch on the Maeander , earlier Pythopolis, was a city of ancient Caria, in Anatolia. The city was situated between the Maeander and Orsinus rivers near their confluence and, though it was the site of a bridge over the Maeander had "little or no individual history"...
(Antiochia ad Mæandrum), in Caria, formerly Pythopolis, ruins now near Kuyucak, Aydin Province, Turkey - Antiochia, LydiaAntiochia, LydiaAntiochia in Lydia was a Hellenistic city founded by Antiochus IV in Lydia, Anatolia . It is mentioned by the ancient geographer Stephanos Byzantinos as being located in Lydia, but its precise location is not currently known....
, precise location unknown, Turkey - SamosataSamosataSamosata was an ancient city on the right bank of the Euphrates whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the newly-constructed Atatürk Dam....
, aka Antiochia in Commagene, now Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey - CebreneCebreneCebrene – also spelled Kebrene or Kevrin, and for a time called Alexandria and Antiochia in Troad – was an ancient city in the Troad, a region of northwest Anatolia...
, aka Antiochia in Troad, Kevrin or Kebrene, now in Canakkale Province, Turkey - Edessa, MesopotamiaEdessa, MesopotamiaEdessa is the Greek name of an Aramaic town in northern Mesopotamia, as refounded by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.-Names:...
, aka Antiochia on the Callirhoe, former capital of Osroene, later named Justinopolis and Edessa, now Şanlıurfa, Turkey - Tarsus (city)Tarsus (city)Tarsus is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 2.75 million...
, aka Antiochia on the Cydnus or Tarsos, Mersin Province, Turkey - Antiochia LamotisAntiochia LamotisAntiochia Lamotis or Antiochia in Isauria is a Hellenistic city in Cilicia, Anatolia at the mouth of Lamos river. The site is on the coast a few km southwest of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. During Roman times, it was capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia....
(Antiochia in Isauria), now near Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey - Antiochia ad CragumAntiochia ad CragumAntiochia ad Cragum also known as Antiochetta or Latin: Antiochia Parva is an ancient Hellenistic city on Cragus mountain overlooking the Mediterranean coast, in the region of Cilicia Trachea, in Anatolia...
(Antiochetta, Antiocheta, or Latin: Antiochia Parva), now Güney, Antalya Province in Turkey - Antiochia ad PyramumAntiochia ad PyramumAntiochia ad Pyramum was an ancient coastal city of Cilicia, on the Pyramus river, in Anatolia. The location of the city is on the Karataş Peninsula, Adana Province, Turkey, a few km from the city of Karataş...
, ruins are now near Karataş, Adana Province, Turkey - AdanaAdanaAdana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
(Antiochia in Cilicia), now Adana, Adana Province, Turkey - Antiochia ad TaurumAntiochia ad TaurumAntiochia ad Taurum was an ancient city of Hellenistic foundation in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia , Anatolia. Most modern scholars locate Antiochia ad Taurum at or near Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey , , although past scholars tried to associate it with Aleppo , Syria...
, in Cilicia later in Commagene, probably now Gaziantep, Turkey (less probably, Aleppo, Syria) - Antiochia ParaliouAntiochia ParaliouAntiochia Parliou is an ancient city known only from its coinage which bears the legend "ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΛΙΟΥ". Although the location is considered unknown, some numismatists equate the city with Antiochia ad Cragum, but the association is not universally accepted....
, location unknown but some identify it with Antiochia ad Cragum; probably in Turkey - Antiochia in MesopotamiaAntiochia in MesopotamiaAntiochia in Mesopotamia, Antiochia in Arabia, Antiochia Arabis was an ancient city founded after the death of Alexander the Great. It was described by Pliny...
, also Antiochia in Arabia and Antiochia Arabis, probably near Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey - NahavandNahavandNahavand is a city in and capital of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families. It is located south of Hamadan, east of Malayer and northwest of Borujerd...
aka Antiochia in Persis, also Antiochia in Media and Antiochia of Chosroes, later Laodicea in Media, now Nahavand, Iran - Charax (Tigris) aka Antiochia in Susiana, later Charax, near the confluence of the Tigris and the Choaspes rivers, now in Iraq
- Antiochia in SittaceneAntiochia in SittaceneAntiochia in Sittacene was an ancient city founded in the Hellenistic period, possibly by Antiochus I. Pliny in his Natural History, Book 6, § 206, describes it as an important town in the western part of the ancient region of Sittacene, between the Tigris and Tornadotus rivers. Its present site...
, in ancient Sittacene, between the Tigris and Tornadotus, now in Iraq - HipposHipposHippos is an archaeological site in Israel, located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Between the 3rd century BC and the 7th century AD, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city. Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled two port facilities on the lake and an area of the...
, Antiochia Hippos or Antiochia ad Hippum, in the Decapolis, now in Israel - Antiochia Ptolemais, now Acre, IsraelAcre, IsraelAcre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
or Akko, Israel - Umm QaisUmm QaisUmm Qais is a town in Jordan located on the site of the ruined Hellenistic-Roman city of Gadara . The town was also called Antiochia or Antiochia Semiramis and Seleucia...
or Antiochia Semiramis, also called Gadara, now Umm Qais, Jordan - Antiochia in Pieria, now ArwadArwadArwad – formerly known as Arado , Arados , Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, and Antiochia in Pieria , also called Ruad Island – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only inhabited island in Syria. The town of Arwad takes up the entire island...
, Syria - Antiochia in Margiana, now MervMervMerv , formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana , was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan. Several cities have existed on this site, which is significant for the interchange of...
, Turkmenistan - Antiochia in ScythiaAntiochia in ScythiaAntiochia in Scythia was an ancient city on the Jaxartes . The precise location is unknown but it likely lies in Uzbekistan – Kanka, near Tashkent, and the Ferghana Valley have been proposed as possible locations. The Jaxartes river was the border between Sogdiana and Scythia in antiquity...
, on the Jaxartes (Syr Darya) river, now probably in Uzbekistan