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From late fourth century BC Seleucid enclave to capital of the Roman east, Antioch on the Orontes was one of the greatest cities of antiquity and served as a hinge between east and west. This book draws on a century of archaeological fieldwork to offer a new narrative of Antioch's origins and growth, as well as its resilience, civic pride, and economic opportunism. Situating the urban nucleus in the context of the rural landscape, this book integrates hitherto divorced cultural basins, including the Amuq Valley and the Massif Calcaire. It also brings into focus the archaeological data, thus proposing a concrete interpretative framework that, grounded in the monuments of Antioch, enables the reader to move beyond text-based reconstructions of the city's history. Finally, it considers the interaction between the environment and the people of the city who shaped this region and forged a distinct identity within the broader Greco-Roman world.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Antioch (Turkey) --- History. --- Antiquities. --- Antioch --- Antakya (Turkey) --- Antakiya (Turkey) --- Antiokhii︠a︡ (Turkey) --- Antiokheia (Turkey) --- Antakye (Turkey) --- Antakiyah (Turkey) --- Antioche (Turkey) --- Antioch on the Orontes (Turkey) --- Hatay (Turkey) --- Antiochea (Turkey) --- Antiochia (Turkey) --- Antiocheia (Turkey) --- Antiochia Syriae (Turkey)

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Antiochia am Orontes gehörte neben Rom, Konstantinopel und Alexandria zu den größten Metropolen der hellenistisch-römischen Welt. Unser Bild dieser Stadt wird im wesentlichen von den Berichten antiker Autoren geprägt. Gemessen an der überaus reichen schriftlichen Überlieferung ist die spätantike Stadt archäologisch dagegen weitgehend gestaltlos geblieben. Dennoch beginnt sich abzuzeichnen, dass das spätantike Antiochia nicht die heile Mustersiedlung gewesen ist, als die sie viele Schriftsteller zeichnen, sondern eine Metropole, die im Gefolge von militärischen Zerstörungen und Erdbeben, aber auch von demographischem und wirtschaftlichem Wandel seit dem 4. Jh. n.Chr. einschneidende Stadtumbauten erlebte. Nach einer Katastrophenserie in justinianischer Zeit, die das alte Antiochia weitgehend auslöschte, hatte sich die Stadt letztmalig den Problemen eines vollständigen Wiederaufbaus zu stellen. Our image of Antioch on the Orontes, a metropolis of the Roman world, is largely shaped by the reports of ancient authors. By comparison, the archeological image of the city of late antiquity has remained essentially invisible. It has become apparent over time that the city underwent radical reconstruction beginning from the 4th century as the result of pillage and natural disasters as well as demographic and economic change.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- City and town life --- Social change --- Disasters --- Urban archaeology --- Social archaeology --- Environmental archaeology --- History --- Antioch (Turkey) --- Antiquities, Roman. --- Social conditions. --- Environmental conditions. --- Archaeology, Environmental --- Archaeology --- Archaeology, Urban --- Calamities --- Catastrophes --- Curiosities and wonders --- Accidents --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- City life --- Town life --- Urban life --- Sociology, Urban --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Methodology --- Antioch --- Antakya (Turkey) --- Antakiya (Turkey) --- Antiokhii︠a︡ (Turkey) --- Antiokheia (Turkey) --- Antakye (Turkey) --- Antakiyah (Turkey) --- Antioche (Turkey) --- Antioch on the Orontes (Turkey) --- Hatay (Turkey) --- Antiochea (Turkey) --- Antiochia (Turkey) --- Antiocheia (Turkey) --- Antiochia Syriae (Turkey) --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Turkey - Antioch --- City and town life - Turkey - Antioch - History - To 1500 --- Social change - Turkey - Antioch - History - To 1500 --- Disasters - Turkey - Antioch - History - To 1500 --- Urban archaeology - Turkey - Antioch --- Social archaeology - Turkey - Antioch --- Environmental archaeology - Turkey - Antioch --- Antioche --- Antioch (Turkey) - Antiquities, Roman --- Antioch (Turkey) - Social conditions --- Antioch (Turkey) - Environmental conditions --- Archaeology. --- late antiquity. --- urban history.