Antioch of Syria is a city founded by Seleucus I Nicator around 300 B.C., twenty-five kilometers from the mouth of the Orontes. Its position made it the gateway from the Uchronic Mediterranean to the interior of Asia.
| Type | Place |
| Founder | Seleucus I Nicator (c. 300 B.C.) |
| Spanish entry | Antioquía de Siria |
Layout
The city is organized around a main avenue lined with porticoes, at the foot of Mount Silipos. An island in the river holds the hippodrome, baths, temples and the imperial palace, as well as the Golden Octagon built by order of Constantine. Upstream lies Daphne, a residential district of bridges and gardens, with the sanctuary of Apollo and the temple of Zeus.
History
Plotinus took refuge in Antioch after the defeat of Gordian (244).