Antioch
Ancient Syrian capital
Antioch is an ancient city in what is now southern Turkey, near the Syrian border.
Founded in the 4th century BCE, it was one of the great cities of the ancient world and an early center of Christianity—the place where followers of Jesus were first called Christians.
The name appears in various modern contexts, including cities in California and elsewhere named after the original.
The church at Antioch sent Paul on his missionary journeys.
Transcontinental Eurasian republic
- SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- provinceRegional administrative district
- borderOuter edge or limit
refugees · heritage · Ottoman · reconstruction · museum · multicultural · tourism · bazaar
Of post-Alexander Greek civilization
- DaphneNymph turned laurel
- IgnatiusCatholic saint's name
- TheophilusGreek name, God-friend
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
agora · colonnade · hippodrome · metropolis · paganism · Neoplatonism · philosophy · mosaic
Biblical letter-writer
- BarnabasEarly Christian apostle
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- ActsOfficial laws or scriptures
Christianity · church · missionary · evangelism · Peter · Gospel · prophets · synagogue
Act of unearthing
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
trench · ceramics · Daphne · villa · inscription · conservation · epigraphy · numismatics
Encirclement forcing surrender
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
Saracens · Baldwin · Raymond · fortress · Outremer · ramparts · Normans · battlements
Historic Turkish metropolis
- JulianRelating to a famous Roman
- patriarchMale head of family
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- reconquestRegaining seized territory
Justinian · schism · orthodox · diocese · walls · Persian · sack · restoration
Turkey
Transcontinental Eurasian republic
- SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- provinceRegional administrative district
border · refugees · heritage · Ottoman · reconstruction · museum · multicultural · tourism · bazaar · kebab
Hellenistic
Of post-Alexander Greek civilization
- DaphneNymph turned laurel
- IgnatiusCatholic saint's name
- TheophilusGreek name, God-friend
amphitheater · agora · colonnade · hippodrome · metropolis · paganism · Neoplatonism · philosophy · mosaic · baths
Paul
Biblical letter-writer
- BarnabasEarly Christian apostle
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
Acts · Christianity · church · missionary · evangelism · Peter · Gospel · prophets · synagogue · Nicolas
excavation
Act of unearthing
stratigraphy · trench · ceramics · Daphne · villa · inscription · conservation · epigraphy · numismatics · Princeton
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
citadel · Saracens · Baldwin · Raymond · fortress · Outremer · ramparts · Normans · battlements · Saladin
Constantinople
Historic Turkish metropolis
- JulianRelating to a famous Roman
- patriarchMale head of family
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
Justinian · reconquest · schism · orthodox · diocese · walls · Persian · sack · restoration · fortification
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- Historic PortsVenice, Genoa, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Marseille
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
- transit stationstrain stations, subway station, train station, train depots, station
AntiochAlexandria
Egyptian Mediterranean port
Rome · Constantinople · Damascus · Jerusalem · Palmyra