1. Antioch - Noun
2. Antioch - Proper noun
a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
Source: WordNet1980s and 1990s In 1980, Baez was given honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees by Antioch University and Rutgers University for her political activism and the "universality of her music". Source: Internet
After a crushing defeat, the remaining Palmyrenes briefly fled into Antioch and then into Emesa. Source: Internet
According to the rules of primogeniture Leo's gret nephew Raymond-Roupen was the rightful heir of Antioch, and Leo's position was supported by the pope. Source: Internet
According to William Robertson Smith the Tyche of Antioch was originally a young virgin sacrificed at the time of the founding of the city to ensure its continued prosperity and good fortune. Source: Internet
After Julian's death, Ammianus accompanied retreat of the new emperor Jovian as far as Antioch. Source: Internet
Adhemar is said to have carried the Holy Lance in the Crusaders’ desperate breakout at Antioch on 28 June 1098, in which superior Islamic forces under the atabeg Kerbogha were routed, securing the city for the Crusaders. Source: Internet