Antioch (disambiguation)
In ancient times, at least 24 cities with the name Antioch ( ancient Greek Αντιόχεια Antiocheia ) can be identified. These are partly new Hellenistic foundations and partly renaming from the Hellenistic period. The cities are named after various Hellenistic rulers with the name Antiochus. Of greater importance were:
- Antioch on the Orontes , today's Antakya
- Antioch on Chrysoroas, see Gerasa
- Antiochia Kallirhoe, another name of Edessa in Mesopotamia, today Şanlıurfa in Turkey
- Antioch on the Kragos in Cilicia
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Antioch on the meander in Caria
- Antioch ad Maeandrum , titular bishopric
- Antiochia Margiana in Parthia, today's Merw
- Antioch in Media in Persis, today's Nahavand
- Antioch in Pisidia
- Antioch at the Pyramos in Cilicia, see Mallos
- Antioch on Saros in Cilicia, today's Adana
- Antioch on the Taurus, see Perrhe in Commagene
- Antioch Tharmata
- Antioch on the Tigris, first Alexandria on the Tigris, later Charax Spasinu
- Titular diocese of Antioch Parva
Furthermore, Antioch can mean:
- Principality of Antioch , Crusader State
See also:
- Antioquia
- Antioch
- Siege of Antioch , part of the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098
- Siege of Antioch (1268) , sealed the end of the Crusader principality of Antioch