Antioch

Antioch was a city located in northern Syria at the site of modern Antakya, Turkey. Founded in 300 BC, Antioch became one of the most important cities of the... Wikipedia

• Location:  Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey
• Type:  Settlement
• Area:  15 km² (5.79 sq mi)
• Builder:  Seleucus I Nicator
• Founded:  300 BC
• Abandoned:  Insignificant by the end of the 15th century
• Periods:  Hellenistic to medieval
• Cultures:  Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Armenian, Syriac, Arab, Byzantine, Outremer, Turkish
• Events:  Roman–Persian Wars, First Crusade
• Excavation dates:  1932–1939
• Condition:  Mostly buried
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo