Seleucia
The port of Antioch.
Description
"The true port of Antioch is Seleucia, on the sea, at the mouth of the Orontes, which graciously lends itself to Homelir the ships, and in deep Waterx weather it can be reached by light boats up to Antioch. The city you see, the largest, is Seleucia. The other towards the south, is not a city, but the ruins of a devastated place. They deceive, but it is a dead land. This chain is the Pierios which gives the city of Seleucia the name of Pieria. That peak further inland, beyond the plain, is Mount Casio which dominates the plain of Antioch like a giant; the other chain to the north is that of Aman. Oh! you will see in Seleucia and Antioch what works The Romans have made! They could do nothing greater. A port which is one of the best with three basins and Canals and jetties and dikes."[1]
Highlights
This is where Syntyche and John of Endor, the exiles who will found the famous Church of Antioch, land. See the Acts of the Apostles.[2]
Its name
Port of Antioch in Syria. Other names: Seleucia on the sea, Seleucia of Pieria, Pieria.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 321
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Founded by Seleucus I. Spreads over a hill at the site of Antigonea.
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Notes and references
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