Antiochia in Mesopotamia

Antiochia in Mesopotamia, Antiochia in Arabia, Antiochia Arabis (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Ἀραβική or Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Μεσοποταμίας) was an ancient city founded after the death of Alexander the Great. It was described by Pliny. According to the editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, the city also bore the names Antoninopolis, Tella, Constantia, Constantina, and Maximianopolis, and its location is near or at Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

References

• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, ( ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 89.
• Blue Guide, Turkey, ( ISBN 978-0-393-32137-1), p. 585.