Antioch: History, Former Names & Timeline
Capital of the Seleucids and the greatest city of the Roman East; the word “Christian” was first used here.
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Former names of Antioch
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 300 BC | Antiocheia | |
| 1516 | Antakya |
Timeline of Antioch
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 300 BC | Seleucus I founds the city |
| 1098 | The First Crusade takes Antioch |
| 1268 | The Mamluks storm Antioch |
Who ruled Antioch
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC–201 BC | Kingdom of Antigonus |
| 200 BC–2 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| 400–699 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 700–799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| 800–999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000–1299 | Byzantine Empire |
| 1300–1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400–1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492–1599 | Mamluk Sultanate |
| 1600–1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920–1944 | Syria (France) |
| 1945–today | Turkey |