was one of 16 cities that the Syrian king Seleucus named after his father Antiochus. The city had a large Jewish population and the high status of being a Roman colony, probably Asia Minor's most important. Designed to be a smaller version of Rome, it was organized into seven districts and possessed all the amenities that Rome afforded. These included an aqueduct, a bathhouse, and most notably its large sanctuary devoted to emperor worship.
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