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19 Agrippina the Elder accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, governor of Syria, of having assassinated her husband Germanicus in Antioch. Piso commits suicide in Rome
37 An earthquake destroys Antioch.
41 The disciples of Jesus form communities after the Diaspora, especially in Damascus and Antioch. For the first time they are called Christians.
68 Ignatius of Antioch becomes the third bishop of Antioch.
115 An earthquake destroys Apamea and Antioch in Syria.
194 Pescennius Niger, competitor of Septimius Severus for the Roman Empire, is defeated in three successive battles, the Battle of Cyzicus, the Battle of Nicaea and the Battle of Issus, and is killed outside Antioch by Severus' troops.
195 The province of Syria is divided and the rôle of Antioch is diminished.
257 Valerian I recovers Antioch from Shapur.
327 Construction begins on the cathedral of Antioch.
341 The Council of Encaenia is held in Antioch.
362 The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch is destroyed in a mysterious fire.
363 Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 against the Sassanid Empire.
415 The Eustathian schism in Antioch is healed.
511 There are riots in Antioch between supporters of Patriarch Flavian II and emperor Anastasius I.
526 Earthquake kills approximately 300,000 in Syria and Antioch.
528 Natural disaster: An earthquake strikes Antioch, killing thousands, and causing a fire that destroyed the Great Church built by Constantine the Great.
539 Antioch struck by an earthquake.
540 The Sassanids attack Dara and capture Antioch.
638 The Muslims capture Antioch, Caesarea Palaestina and Akko.
969 Nicephorus II captures Antioch from the Arabs.
1119 Battle of Ager Sanguinis - Crusaders defeated outside Antioch
1268 The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch; Baibars' destruction of the city of Antioch was so great as to permanently negate the city's importan
1269 The Eastern Orthodox Patriarchy of Antioch returns to Antioch after a 171-year exile, during which it had been replaced by the Latin Patriarch of Antioch.
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