Antiochīa (auch -ēa, s. Ursini Cic. ep. 2, 10), ae, f. (Ἀντιόχεια), Name mehrerer Städte, von denen am bekanntesten sind (u. außer bei Plin. u. Mela auch bei andern vorkommen): I) Antiochia Epidaphnes (ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνης, Plin. 5, 79), Hauptstadt Syriens am Orontes, Sitz der Seleuciden u. später der röm. Statthalter Syriens, wo Künste und Wissenschaften blühten, j. Antakia, Cic. Arch. 4. Caes. b.c. 3, 102. Tac. hist. 2, 79. Amm. 14, 7, 10. Vulg. 1. Mach. 3, 37 u.ö. – Dah. die ganze Landschaft von Syrien, die an Cilicien grenzt, Solin. 45, 2. Mart. Cap. 6. § 678. – II) Stadt in Karien am Mäander, über den hier eine schöne Brücke führte, Liv. 38, 13, 8. – III) Stadt in Margiana, am Margus, j. Merv, Mawri od. Schah Djehan, Amm. 23, 6, 54. – Dav.: a) Antiochēnsis, e, zu Antiochien (no. I) gehörig, antiochensisch, ordo, plebs, Amm.: Plur. subst., Antiochēnsēs, ium, m., die Einw. von Ant. (no. I), die Antiochenser, Caes. u. Tac. – b) Antiochēnus, a, um, zu Ant. gehörig, antiochenisch, ager A., Ven. Fort. 8, 7, 281: senex quidam A., Vulg. 2. Mach. 6, 1: advena A., Vulg. act. apost. 6, 5: Plur. subst., Antiochēnī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Ant. (no. I), die Antiochener, Vulg. 2. Mach. 4, 9. – c) Antiochīnus, a, um, zu Ant. (no. I) gehörig, antiochinisch, bellum, Cic. Phil. 11, 17.
Antĭŏchīa (13) ( -ēa ), æ, f. , ¶ 1 Antioche [capitale de la Syrie] : Cic. Arch. 4 ; Cæs. C. 3, 102, 6 ; Tac. H. 2, 79 || -chēnsis, e, Amm. 14, 7, dʼAntioche, et -chēnsēs, ĭum, m. , habitants dʼAntioche : Tac. H. 2, 80 || -chēnus, a, um, dʼAntioche : Fort. In laud. Mariæ 282 ¶ 2 a) ville de Carie : Plin. 5, 108 ; b) de Mésopotamie : Plin. 5, 86 ; c) province de la Syrie : Plin. 5, 66.
Antiochīa
(Ἀντιόχεια). (1) The capital of the Greek kingdom of Syria, and long the chief city of Asia. It stood on the left bank of the Orontes, about twenty miles from the sea, in a beautiful valley. It was built by Seleucus Nicator, about B.C. 300, who called it Antiochia in honour of his father, Antiochus, and peopled it chiefly from the neighbouring city of Antigonia. It was one of the earliest strongholds of the Christian faith; the first place where the Christian name was used (Acts xi. 26); and the see of one of the four chief bishops, who were called patriarchs.
(2) Antiochia ad Maeandrum, a city of Caria, on the Maeander, built by Antiochus I. (Soter) on the site of the old city of Pythopolis.
(3) A city on the borders of Phrygia and Pisidia; built by colonists from Magnesia; made a colony under Augustus, and called Caesarea.