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Eastern Command
Receives authority in the eastern provinces.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Antioch in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Receives authority in the eastern provinces.
Dies at Antioch, provoking suspicion and popular grief.
Begins eastern campaigning against Parthian influence.
Is declared emperor after Trajan dies in Cilicia.
Holds command in Syria as Trajan dies.
Is acclaimed emperor after Trajan death.
Directs the Parthian War from the eastern provinces.
Leads an insurrection against the weak rule of Macrinus & defeats him at Antioch
Defeated in battle in Syria near Antioch by his young cousin Varius Avitus
The Persians capture Antioch
Given Antioch to administer
Moves his capital to Antioch
Issues an edict of toleration & restores full rights to Christians in the Empire
Emperor Alexius General Tacitius leaves the siege of Antioch
Forces Raymond of Poitiers to acknowledge his suzerainty over Antioch
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