Jews of Antioch Granted Citizenship
And why is it necessary to speak of the other [peoples], for our own [people] who inhabit Antioch are called Antiochenes, as Seleucus, its founder, granted them citizenship. Similarly, in Ephesus and throughout the rest of Ionia they hold the same name as the native-born citizens, this [name] having been provided to them by the successors.
Translated by William Whiston, adapted by Aaron Samuels.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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