 A Roman sarcophagus on the upper hills of the city | |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Hatay Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Levant |
| Coordinates | 36°07′26″N 35°55′19″E / 36.12389°N 35.92194°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Seleucus I Nicator |
| Founded | 300 BC |
| Periods | Hellenistic to Medieval |
| Cultures | Greek, Roman, Arab, Turkish |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Seleucia in Pieria (Greek Σελεύκεια ἐν Πιερίᾳ), also known in English as Seleucia by the Sea, and later named Suedia, was a Hellenistic town, the seaport of Antioch ad Orontes (Syria Prima), the Seleucid capital, modern Antakya (Turkey). The city was built slightly to the north of the estuary of the river Orontes, between small rivers on the western slopes of the Coryphaeus, one of the southern summits of the Amanus Mountains.
According to Pausanias and Malalas, there was a previous city here named Palaeopolis ("Old City"). At present, it is located at the seaside village of Çevlik[1] near the town of Samandağ in the Hatay Province of Turkey. Seleucia, Apamea, Laodicea, and Antioch formed the Syrian tetrapolis.[2]
- ^ "Seleucia in Pieria, Ancient Warfare Magazine". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ Meyer, Eduard (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 603.