'Approach to Antioch', 1890. Ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River, founded 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, a chief center of early Christianity during Roman times and was on the frontline of conflicts between two hostile empires over the next 350 years. Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]