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Seleucia
This is the seaport of ancient Antioch, near the mouth of the Orontes River.
Paul and his companions sailed from this port on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:4).
This city was built by Seleucus Nicator, the “king of Syria.” It is said of him that “few princes have ever lived with so great a passion for the building of cities. He is reputed to have built in all 9 Seleucias, 16 Antiochs, and 6 Laodiceas.”
Seleucia became a city of great importance, and was made a “free city” by the Roman emperor Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus). It later devolved into a small village called el-Kalusi.
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