Antioch
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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 ancient eastern Mediterranean. The capital
Bust of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of Antioch. Roman found in Herculaneum, now at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
Mosaic of Eros standing on the wings of two Psyches and whipping them on in Hatay Archaeology Museum
Ancient Roman road located in Syria which connected Antioch and Chalcis
This argenteus was struck in the Antioch mint, under Constantius Chlorus.
Seleucus I Nicator
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Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, led by the Seleucid dynasty. Initially a secondary p
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…Seleucid Empire, it remained significant under the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and during the Crusades was the centre of the Principality of Antioch. Seleucus I Nicator, a successor of Alexander the Great, founded Antioch alongside three other cities to secure the surrounding region, which he had recently conquered…
Seleucus led the Royal Hypaspistai during Alexander's Persian campaign.
Ptolemy I Soter, an officer under Alexander the Great, was nominated as the satrap of Egypt. Ptolemy made Ptolemaic Egypt independent and proclaimed himself Basileus and Pharaoh in 305 BC.
Bust attributed to Seleucus I Nicator, Roman Imperial artwork made in Syria from a Hellenistic model (c. 200 AD)