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Antiochia ad Taurum

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

Coins were minted at Antiochia ad Taurum. Antiochia ad Taurum was Christianized early and formed a see in Commagene.

References

• Bouillet Chassang, Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de géographie ("Aintab")

External links

• Hazlitt's Classical Gazetteer

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