'Antioch in Syria', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

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'Antioch in Syria', 1890. Antioch, ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, founded in late 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great. Antioch was the capital of the Seleucid Empire until 63 BC. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

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Size: 5421px × 3914px
Location: World,Europe,Greece,World,Asia,Turkey
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