Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-17


to call the Oriental traveller aside from the
he rten path to look upon what was once the
Queen of the { tst. Built about 300 B. Z.
by ) lsucus NicLtor, founder Of the SyrO-
Mac DOMAIN empire, and named in honor Of
his father. AntIOchus, for 600 years il was
the most beautiful city in Western Asia, and
the lavarite residence Of wealthy Romans
Ex.cudsi over q broad plain. between tire
river OrOntes and tho mOunttns CasiuS and
Amanus. it occupied the larger . ,rti0n of
space five miles 10 breadth and 10 miles in
length, through which the river wound
gracefully, emptyiDs itself into the Bay Of
| Antioch. On the s0pe OF Mount Slpius
were extensive vineyards, while the banks of
the OrJutes blO)ued with the luxurious
lrJwJh Of the b. tree, the myrtle. the bay.
the lex, and tie arbut s, mingled with
dwarf oak and s. yclWlre. 1t was, IN fact,
' ielutilul Antioch" " the fair but trail city
Of The Z ts1 where Asian and Greek cvllza-
tiOn met and brought together all of luxury
and maEn hccu that could make Ii e be
witchins and Charming % the senses. Its
climate, tempered by the west Wind, was the
most u lIciOus, though elervating. in tie
world. It's very origin a romance
( W hen its founder decided upon his great
uU dertakin-, the s;uctIon Of augurie3 was
/ sought iOr the establishment of the new tle-
trop,Ii Like BOuuIus on the Palatnc
81. ueu, is 7aid 70 Lave watched the 4 gbt OF
: buds lrOm the SUNNI OF Mount Ctelus An
1 earle. CARRYING in his talous "A fragment OF
I TIE Il --l ot the sacriGce, decided the eite of
I Antioch. lhls legged is often reprc>eutei
on { e coins Dt Antioch by the f fLure Of an
1 cage carrying the thigh Of victim. while
tie Astrological IrapeusItles. winch charac-
I zed tile Autiucuau- are si.uiErd by e. e
Il ,ute OF a ram. combined with n star. dcnot-
Ins tie yeruul srsu of the ID a under which
] the cItv lgaE founded
4 AuuocI WIS eOju crowded with inhabit-
ants from the surrounding districts. and
I ~elrucus r Used Tia. Jews. vho settled here
/ 10 the -Ine r.1i { cal urv,l,.c4 with the
( Gre, X Here wtre eighteen tril cs. who
. " ere rcIHc-tntci uottictIfv tv am Assembly,
winch met lu tns theater. aud later. b. a
/ Senate Ot -UU meub les. Tu- character 1r
[ c le people may read Iv 81. ima,inei Inc
climate ulIe them IF NINA e and Iuxuri1u-.
/ Antioch seems tl lave o.eu bu,lJ slth lavI-r,
u expenditure ul vcutu. and with vs. pudertI
/ I'D .uh clcc 4 py.tllu of IL txrerideI over
.tu I-l and b th,. river tlral,tr-. and vs. ,tn-
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u"''' "i'"S "'iv common" "nHe' a. J."
/ D''A i7lu + nearly every PRIV ne Owe I'nS "te
! 7uFp. .iei WIZ 'ltF aAi o''A7 az a necessary
/ l"' -I'A- e. i1-- "'s .'E,1 "'1A E-y i'"
/ granite l' gam Ot"i-44'r anu II 'cf' %
4 rEttleI .a-.1, "u.oh ne 1ae nlme- 81 thelr
.ou"lefe ani u "si. litn piit here a pa
+. 'n- e-'-H'sHel i"'.'s >-5Ie e ana inannIaet'-
. 'ie7 'i 'Fp-- I.'e H,Ios from t"e city stood
4 4 ~. ni'. III "n a7 p ne where oeleucu>
. O-l planted d grove. Ia the m'i1ie D.. "aic
I he Hu-i tempe ded Gated Z" Apollo and
I Daua- hi- place "as TIE iaTJrlte res 'rtoi
\ me sensual huI dlss3lu'e Antioch 'ns, until
% iFe "l1er ths manner ot Daphne De-
came 7y"JnN NH'u7 wax" pleasures oi the ~ ISL
! ! nIuie ahd F'i'Iluo-7 character re"
cities are more Intimately connected with the
! rise ri the CHri-ti"n religion than Antioch
| 10 A. H. 70 the Caris.ltn Church ~ that
I city "ta suht entity wealthy - ana the 40
I hao'Jants Ci JAieA: tnrH suu-F'nS unutr
-erItiOus. Antioch was then chosen By
/ 'II..-.
Ilst,r &C .urucys from therc- into ASIA Minor