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Antioch on the Orontes
Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου (in Ancient Greek)
Alternate nameSyrian Antioch
LocationAntakya, Hatay Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°12′17″N 36°10′54″E / 36.20472°N 36.18167°E / 36.20472; 36.18167Coordinates: 36°12′17″N 36°10′54″E / 36.20472°N 36.18167°E / 36.20472; 36.18167
Area15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
History
BuilderSeleucus I Nicator
Founded300 BC
PeriodsHellenistic to Medieval
CulturesGreek, Roman, Armenian, Arab, Turkish
EventsFirst Crusade
Site notes
Excavation dates1932–1939
ConditionMostly buried

Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side (left bank) of the Orontes River on the site of the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.

Location of Antioch.

It was founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals. Antioch became a rival of Alexandria as the chief city of the nearer East and the cradle of gentile Christianity. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis.

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