ANTIOCH
(PYSIDIAN ANTIOCH)
Antioch in Pisidia - alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch, in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia or Antiochia Caesaria - is a city in the Turkish Lakes Region, which is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Aegean and Central Anatolian, and formerly on the border of Pisidia and Phrygia, hence also known as Antiochia in Phrygia. The site lies approximately 1 km northeast of Yalvaç, the modern town of Isparta Province. The city is on a hill with its highest point of 1236 m in the north.
Antioch was a capital city for many different cultures because of the economic, military and religious activities of the region. This is the reason why Paul of Tarsus gave his first sermon to the Gentiles (Acts: 13:13-52}, and visited the city once on each of his missionary journeys, helping to make Antioch a center of Christianity in Anatolia.
