Antioch
['æntiɔk]
Definition
(noun.) a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity.
Typist: Loretta--From WordNet
Examples
- The crusade saved the principality of Antioch for a time, but failed to retake Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was a man of enormous energy, and he taught at Jerusalem, Antioch, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This new Sassanid Empire immediately became aggressive, and under Sapor I, the son and successor of Ardashir, took Antioch. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A large part of the Crusaders remained in Antioch, a smaller force under Godfrey of Bouillon (in Belgium) went on to Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Damascus soon fell, and a year later the Moslems entered Antioch. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Virgil