Antioch

Japanese: アンティオキア

Many cities were built by the kings of the early Seleucid Empire. The most important one is on the Orontes River in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. It was built by Seleucus I around 300 BC and became the capital of the Seleucid Kingdom of Syria under Antiochus I. During the Hellenistic period, it was one of the political, economic and cultural centers, and was also an important place for early Christianity, but it declined after the 6th century. It is currently part of Turkey, and its current name is Antakya (123,871 people, 1990).

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Japanese:

セレウコス朝初期の諸王が建設した多数の都市。重要なものはトルコ南部，シリアとの国境に近いオロンテス河畔のもので，セレウコス１世が前300年ころ建設，アンティオコス１世のときセレウコス朝シリア王国の首都となった。ヘレニズム時代には政治・経済・文化の中心地の一つで，初期キリスト教の要地でもあったが６世紀以後衰退。現在はトルコに属し，現名アンタキヤAntakya（12万3871人，1990）。

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