Roman Cities

1. located along the Orontes River and was built by Seleucus I Nicator
3. added to the Roman republic as an afterthought; Augustus built a military port here
4. blocked the Arabs from entering the Anatolian plateau; was the capital of Anatolikon
5. came to prominence after the fall of Rime; had a population of around 150,000 to 200,000 during the 12th century
8. established by Phoenician queen Elissa; acted as a trading hub for the western Mediterranean
9. largest and most influential of the Greek city-states; named after the goddess Athena
10. experienced a cultural and social boom as Constantinople began to fall; where Plethon worked
11. is currently the second biggest city in Italy; was located near the outskirts of the Western Empire

2. referred to as the "Queen of Cities" and acted as a gateway between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas
6. an old Greek city built in the 10th century by Greek colonists; where the Temple of Artemis is located
7. established by Alexander the Great in 33 B.C.; where the Greek translation of the Bible was done