Antiochia in Sittacene
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Antiochia 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 is in Iraq
.
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
in his Natural History, Book 6, § 206, describes it as an important town in the western part of the ancient region of Sittacene
Sittacene
Sittacene was an ancient region of Babylonia and Assyria situated about the main city of Sittace. Pliny in his Natural History, Book 6, §§ 205-206, places Sittacene between Chalonitis, Persis and Mesene and also between Arbelitis and Palestine . Besides Sittace, Sabata, and Antiochia are...
, between the Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
and Tornadotus
Tornadotus
Tornadotus or Tornadatus or Physcon is a river of Iraq that falls into the Tigris at Opis.-External links:*...
rivers. Its present site is in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.