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Antiochia ad Taurum
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Antiochia ad Taurum was an ancient city of Hellenistic foundation in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia (later Commagene province), Anatolia. [*] Most modern scholars locate Antiochia ad Taurum at or near Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey (formerly called Aintab) [*], [*], although past scholars tried to associate it with Aleppo (formerly Halab), Syria. [*]
Coins were minted at Antiochia ad Taurum. [*]
Antiochia ad Taurum was Christianized early and formed a see in Commagene. [*]
References
Bouillet Chassang, Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de geographie ("Aintab")
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