🏛️ Antioch-Chalcis ad Belum
Roman settlement in northern Syria, modern-day Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Antakya, Hatay Province, southern Turkey, close to the Syrian border
- Period: Hellenistic through Byzantine era, with significant Roman occupation
- Status: Archaeological site with limited visible remains; access affected by regional instability
- Climate: Mediterranean, hot and dry summers
Antioch-Chalcis ad Belum was a minor Roman settlement in the Orontes River valley of northern Syria (modern Hatay ...