Nisibis/Antiochia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle
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Jul 15, 2024 04:35 PM
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History
Nisibis/Antiochia was an ancient city of Mesopotamia that began as part of an Aramaean kingdom that the Assyrian king Adad-Nirari II captured in 896 BC. Following its capture by Alexander the Great, the city became Antiochia Mygdonia under the Seleucids.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874623
37.0675116667, 41.2154466667
- Associated Modern Locations:
- DARE Location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 20531 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 21476 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Antiochia (330 BC - AD 640)
- Ἀντιόχεια Μυγδονική (Antiócheia Mugdonikḗ: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐν Μυγδονίᾳ (Antiócheia hē en Mugdonía: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Nisibis (330 BC - AD 640)
- Νίσιβις (Nísibis: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Nisibis/Antiochia located on Hirmas/Mygdon(ios) (river) (unspecified date range)
- Nisibis/Antiochia part of (regional) Mygdonia (unspecified date range)
- Nisibis/Antiochia part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Mygdonia located near Nisibis/Antiochia (330 BC - 30 BC)
settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 D3 Nisibis/Antiochia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Nusaybin SYR/TKY
M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Chris de Lisle, 'Nisibis/Antiochia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874623> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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