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Type Settlement
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἀντιόχεια(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsAntioch, Antiochia, Antiokheia
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek name Antiochos and the feminine suffix -ειᾰ (-eia). This was the name of multiple ancient cities founded by Seleucus I Nicator and named for his father, Antiochus, the most famous of which - Antioch on the Orontes - later became one of the Roman Empire's largest cities, was made the capital of the province of Syria, and became an important centre of early Christianity.