ANTIOCHIA AD TAURUM

'Antiochia ad Taurum' (Greek: Αντιόχεια του Ταύρου; "Antiochia in the Taurus") was an ancient city of Hellenistic foundation in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia (later Commagene province), Anatolia. [1] Most modern scholars locate Antiochia ad Taurum at or near Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey (formerly called ''Aïntab'') [2], [3], although past scholars tried to associate it with Aleppo (formerly ''Halab''), Syria. [4]
Coins were minted at Antiochia ad Taurum. [5]
Antiochia ad Taurum was Christianized early and formed a see in Commagene. [6]

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References

★ Bouillet Chassang, Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de géographie ("Aintab")

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★ Hazlitt's Classical Gazetteer