Antioch

Summary

Antioch is an archaeological site^[1]. Antioch ranks in the top 0.061% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,111 views/month, #2 of 3,303).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antioch is located in Antakya^[3].
• Antioch is located in Roman Syria^[4].
• Antioch is located in Coele-Syria^[5].
• Antioch is located in Diocese of the East^[6].
• Antioch is in the country of Turkey^[7].
• Antioch is in the country of Roman Republic^[8].
• Antioch is in the country of Roman Empire^[9].
• Antioch is in the country of Byzantine Empire^[10].
• Antioch is on the body of water Orontes River^[11].
• Antioch's image is recorded as Antiochia su Oronte.PNG^[12].
• Antioch's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[13].
• Antioch's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[14].
• Antioch's instance of is recorded as location of discovery^[15].
• Antioch's instance of is recorded as locality^[16].
• Antioch's founder is recorded as Seleucus I Nicator^[17].
• Antiochus is named after Antioch^[18].
• Antioch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240814297^[19].
• Antioch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 257569269^[20].
• Antioch's GND ID is recorded as 4112544-7^[21].
• Antioch's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00628188^[22].
• Antioch's Commons category is recorded as Antioch^[23].
• Antioch's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[24].
• Antioch's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[25].
• Antioch's has part is recorded as Epiphaneia^[26].
• -0300-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Antioch^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Turkey^[7], a sovereign state^[28], in Turkey^[29], founded in 1923^[30]; Roman Republic^[8], a historical period^[31], founded in -0509^[32]; Roman Empire^[9], an empire^[33]; and Byzantine Empire^[10], an empire^[34], in Roman Empire^[35], founded in 0395^[36]. Located in include Antakya^[3], a big city^[37], in Turkey^[38]; Roman Syria^[4], a Roman province^[39], in Ancient Rome^[40], founded in -0064^[41]; Coele-Syria^[5], a Roman province^[42], in Roman Empire^[43], founded in 0200^[44]; and Diocese of the East^[6], a diocese of the Roman Empire^[45], in Roman Empire^[46], founded in 0314^[47]. Antioch is on the body of water Orontes River^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Antioch's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15'}^[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[13], ancient city^[14], location of discovery^[15], and locality^[16].

History and Context

-0300-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Antioch^[27]. Antiochus is named after Antioch^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Antioch include Antioquia^[49], a department of Colombia^[50], in Colombia^[51], founded in 1826^[52]; Antioch^[53], a city of California^[54], in United States^[55]; Weh Antioch Khosrow^[56], an ancient city^[57], in Sasanian Empire^[58], founded in 0600^[59]; and Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch^[60], a fictional hand grenade^[61].

Why It Matters

Antioch ranks in the top 0.061% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,111 views/month, #2 of 3,303).^[2] Antioch has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] Antioch is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for Antioch include Antioquia^[49], a department of Colombia^[50], in Colombia^[51], founded in 1826^[52]; Antioch^[53], a city of California^[54], in United States^[55]; Weh Antioch Khosrow^[56], an ancient city^[57], in Sasanian Empire^[58], founded in 0600^[59]; and Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch^[60], a fictional hand grenade^[61].