Antiochia ad Taurum

Antiochia ad Taurum (Ancient Greek: Αντιόχεια του Ταύρου; "Antiochia in the Taurus") was an ancient Hellenistic city in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia (later Commagene province), Anatolia.[1] Most modern scholars locate Antiochia ad Taurum at or near Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey (formerly called Aïntab),[2][3][4] although past scholars tried to associate it with Aleppo (formerly Halab), Syria.[5]

Coins were minted at Antiochia ad Taurum.[6]

Antiochia ad Taurum was Christianized early and formed a bishopric see in Commagene.[7]

See also

References
  • Bouillet Chassang, Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de géographie ("Aintab")
  1. Archived July 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Anna Teresa Serventi (1957). "Una statuetta hiittita". Rivista Degli Studi Orientali (in Italian). 32: 241–246. JSTOR 41922836. Aintab, Gazi Antep in Turkish, about 80 km. North-Northeast from Aleppo and about forty km. from the Syrian-Turkish border, is commonly held to be the site of Antiochia ad Taurum
  3. "303-304 (Nordisk familjebok / 1800-talsutgåvan. 1. A - Barograf)". Runeberg.org. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. Archived August 11, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  5. E. Halley (1695). "Some Account of the Ancient State of the City of Palmyra, with Short Remarks upon the Inscriptions Found there". Philosophical Transactions. The Royal Society. 19 (218): 160–175. doi:10.1098/rstl.1695.0023. JSTOR 102291.
  6. "WildWinds' Geographical Index of Greek Mints, Rulers & Tribes". Wildwinds.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  7. "Universität Mannheim - Homepage". Uni-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-19.


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