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Antipatris

ancient city, Israel
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The ancient city of Antipatris was built on the site of Aphek, a Canaanite royal city near present-day Petah Tikva, Israel. Aphek was a significant location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and was conquered by Joshua. It later became a Philistine stronghold and was noted in Egyptian texts as early as the 18th century BCE. In the 1st century BCE, Herod the Great constructed the city of Antipatris on this historical site.12

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