lax morals of Daphne were celebrated all over the ancient world; and indeed Antioch as a whole shared in both these titles to fame. Antioch became the capital...
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5th-century mosaic of a nimbate phoenix from Daphne, Antioch, in Roman Syria (Louvre)...
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found in the ancient suburb of Antioch, Daphne (Yakto). Part of the border of this hunt scene shows buildings from Antioch, including those interpreted...
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Daphne (/ˈdæfni/; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. 'laurel'), a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains...
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substitution, with Daphne swallowed up by the earth (her mother Gaia). The Daphne Ewer, a gilded glass vessel, probably from Antioch, c. 175–225, (Corning...
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also in Italy (224 CE), Milan (379 CE) and Menorca (418 CE), Antioch (489), Daphne-Antioch (506), Ravenna (519), amongst other places. Hostility between...
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Constantius Gallus built a new church in honor of Babylas at Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, and had the remains of the bishop transferred to it. The intention...
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estimates on the Mercalli scale are: VIII–IX for Antioch; VII for both Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, and the port town of Seleucia Pieria. The earthquake...
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Islands Daphne, Alabama, a city in the United States A former suburb of the ancient city of Antioch, today Harbiye, Antakya, Turkey Constantiana Daphne, Byzantine...
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Canada, part of the Village of Grand Manan Castalia, a spring at Daphne, Antioch 4769 Castalia (previously known as '1989 PB'), a near-Earth asteroid...
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built to connect the local springs to the city of Antioch and there were several villas in Daphne. Following the First Jewish–Roman War,the Roman Vespasian...
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Antioch in Pisidia – alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας) and in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia...
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They were discovered at the ancient village of Yakto, near Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. They are representative...
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The earthquake killed an estimated 260,000 people. The cities of Antioch, Daphne and Apamea were almost completely destroyed. Trees were uprooted and...
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(Turkish pronunciation: [ɑnˈtɑkjɑ]; Local Turkish: Anteke), modern form of Antioch (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια, romanized: Antiókheia; Armenian: Անտիոք, romanized: Andiok;...
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Julian's death the next year. October 22 – The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. Flavia Maxima Constantia, daughter...
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summoned some soldiers and had Cleopatra IV murdered in the sanctuary of Daphne in Antioch. In his comprehensive website about Ptolemaic genealogy, Christopher...
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Battle of Emesa (redirect from Battle of Daphne)
over Zenobia at Immae and over the Palmyrene garrison at Daphne, briefly stayed in Antioch to secure the city and attend to its administrative and governmental...
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Gregory of Antioch was the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 571 to 593. Gregory began as a monk in the monastery of the Byzantines in Jerusalem...
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Worcester Hunt Mosaic (category History of Antioch)
mosaic was originally constructed for an upscale villa in Daphne, just outside of Antioch. The mosaic was discovered during an archeological expedition...
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Antioch every three years as a nocturnal festival, also known as Orgies, or the Mysteries of Dionysus and Aphrodite. Its most famous venue was Daphne-by-Antioch...
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centuries. They have been found in the ancient cities of Daphne, Seleucia Pieria (Samandağ), Antioch and Tarsus. The most famous figures among those depicted...
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detail units in a military parade in 166–165 BC at Daphne, near its capital Antioch. At the Daphne Parade, it was largely trusted Greek soldiers capable...
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Callinicus, while her supporters in Antioch kill Berenice and her children who have taken refuge at Daphne, near Antioch, in Syria. Berenice's brother, Ptolemy...
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labrys by her Phrygian cap. This 4th-century AD Roman mosaic, from Daphne near Antioch-on-the-Orontes (now Antakya in Turkey), is housed in the Louvre,...
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spent most of the campaign in Antioch, though he wintered at Laodicea and summered at Daphne, a resort just outside Antioch. He took up a mistress named...
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Kerateion (category Ancient Antioch)
the Jewish quarter in the Seleucid capital (and later Roman capital) of Antioch on the Orontes. The suburb was located in the southern portion of the ancient...
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decorating baths, pools, and triclinia in the Greek East, particularly in Antioch and its suburbs, either alone or with Oceanus. Tethys was one of the Titan...
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assassination of Antiochus VIII, followed by the establishment of Antiochus IX in Antioch, the capital of Syria. Antiochus VIII's eldest son Seleucus VI, in control...
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military parade at Daphne in 166–165 BC. Antiochus IV built 15 new cities "and their association with the increased phalanx... at Daphne is too obvious to...
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