History of Antioch

1096–1099 Christian conquest of the Holy Land

Antioch was a city located in northern Syria at the site of modern Antakya, Turkey. Founded in 300 BC, Antioch became one of the most important cities of the ancient eastern Mediterranean. The capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, it remained significant under the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and during the Crusades was the centre of the Principality of Antioch.

family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate of Antioch

patriarchate of the Maronite Catholic Church

1098 battle, part of the First Crusade