[Alumni-chat] Ancient Antioch city was in Syria for most of history until the British redrew international borders, and gave Antioch to Turkey, and spelled "Antioch" "Antakya!"

[YAZZ ALLEN]

Nov. 9, 07
   
  Hi from Yazz (David) Allen '66 (YazzAllen at Yahoo.Com)!
   
  Thanks for comments about the ancient city of Antioch (located in Syria for most of history until the British re-drew the map of Syria and stuffed the ancient city location into the extreme southern part of Turkey which borders Syria.......ancient Antioch was a big symbol of Syria as a major power, and the British may have decided to "give" the city of Antioch to Turkey to keep the Syrians from getting ideas about getting free of the British Empire in the 1920's, when Antioch was "re-located" due to boundry re-drawing and given to Turkey....which changed the spelling of its name to Antakya....different spelling, same place).
   
  It is true that the ancient city of Antioch gave the early Christians a break by not feeding them to lions or otherwise persecuting them.  But this was not due to special preference for Christianity, or any kind of recognition of it as special or superior among the many religions of the world and/or the Middle East of ancient times.
   
  The ancient city of Antioch tolerated everyone.  If the Hare Krishnas had shown up in ancient times (instead of in New York City in 1967, when they started out in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan's Lower East Side),  the ancient city of Antioch would have let them "do their thing," and NOT persecuted them or kicked them out of the city.  EVERYBODY was invited "to the table."
   
  That was very educational, and that's what the city wanted.  Obvious why those in the know about ancient Antioch would use the city as an educational ideal.
   
  Ancient Antioch was a famously interesting place.....just like Antioch College has always been at its best times.
   
  Best,
  Yazz (David) Allen '66
  YazzAllen at Yahoo.Com


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