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Antioch

Mark Merlino - Home page

One of favourite cities in Turkey is the now small provincial town of Antakya, which was the ancient metropolis of Antioch.  Above you can see the small Catholic Church which is in the city and one fine example of a Roman mosaic, which is found in Antakya's archaeological, which houses a very fine mosaic collection.

A view of the city of Antioch from the site of the ancient citadel atop Mount Silipius.

Here are two archaeological finds on display in the Antakya Archaeological Museum. An enormous floor mosaic and a very finely carved sarcophagus.