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Between 200,000 and 250,000
- During the late Hellenistic and Roman Principate periods, Antioch's population may have reached a peak of over 500,000 inhabitants (most generally estimate between 200,000 and 250,000), making the city the third largest in the Roman Empire after Rome and Alexandria and one of the most important cities in the eastern Mediterranean.
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According to the 1950 census, there were 40 villages with 50,000 people living in the area. The population during the Roman period must have been a little more than this. The constantly irrigated fertile soil of the land is very suitable for growing fruits and for husbandry.
During the late Hellenistic and Roman Principate periods, Antioch's population may have reached a peak of over 500,000 inhabitants (most generally estimate between 200,000 and 250,000), [4] making the city the third largest in the Roman Empire after Rome and Alexandria and one of the most important cities in the eastern Mediterranean.
As a Gr. city, Antioch was founded, prob. on the site of a Phrygian temple-village of the god Mên, within twenty years of the Seleucid assumption of power over the region in 281 b.c. Its name honors Antiochus I, the son of Seleucus, one of the successors of Alexander.
Jul 9, 2018 · Antioch was a wealthy city, as many of its inhabitants benefited from the high level of commerce and trade. In terms of morality, Antioch was deeply corrupt. The famous pleasure grounds of Daphne were located on the outskirts of the city, including a temple dedicated to the Greek god Apollo.
- Sam O'neal
Antioch, ancient city in Phrygia, near the Pisidian border, close to modern Yalvaç, in west-central Turkey. Founded by Seleucus I Nicator (c. 358–281 bce), it was made a free city in 189 bce by the Romans, who took direct control about 25 bce; soon thereafter the emperor Augustus made it a colony.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Antioch, populous city of ancient Syria and now a major town of south-central Turkey. It lies near the mouth of the Orontes River, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the Syrian border. Antioch was founded in 300 bce by Seleucus I Nicator, a former general of Alexander the Great.
Gives a historical summary of Pisidian Antioch and mentions biblical references to the site. Antioch in Pisidia (Dick Osseman). Gallery of photographs of Pisidian Antioch.
