Antioche sur l'Oronte, métropole de l'Asie
The Ancients held up Antioch as one of the very great cities of the world. But is this consistent with the facts ? Although written documentation cannot be easily reconciled with archaeological findings, one can infer the structure of the city by its adjacent boroughs, enclosed by Tiberius' cit...
| Published in: | Syria |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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IFAPO
1997
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Syria
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| Summary: | The Ancients held up Antioch as one of the very great cities of the world. But is this consistent with the facts ? Although written documentation cannot be easily reconciled with archaeological findings, one can infer the structure of the city by its adjacent boroughs, enclosed by Tiberius' city walls. This was before the reconstruction that followed the earthquake in 116 and gave the city its Roman character. With almost 500 ha intra muros in addition to some very large suburbs (Daphne is 10 km away from the city centre), Antioch must have been home to 160,000 inhabitants at the very least during the 4th century and probably more than double that number, for whom provisioning should not have been a problem, except when particular crises occured. These figures certify that Antioch was indeed one of the largest four or five cities of the ancient world. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Syria
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3406/syria.1997.7541 |