Principality of Antioch
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The Principality of Antioch was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or t
The Siege of Antioch, from a medieval miniature painting
Seal (sigillum) of the Latin Patriarch of Antioch Aymery of Limoges (1139–1193), with bust of Aimery on the obverse
A rather unusual coin in the name of Bohemond. A bust sits in profile wearing a round helmet emblazoned with a cross with a prominent nasal-guard and a mail coif covering the neck. (1163–1201)
Coin of the Principality of Antioch, 1112–1119, Saint George on horseback.
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
Principality of Antioch
…date. It had roughly 20,000 inhabitants in the 12th century, most of whom were Armenians and Greek Orthodox Christians, with a few Muslims outside the Antioch city itself. Most of the crusaders who settled there were of Norman origin, notably from the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria in southern Italy, as were…
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.