A thorough analysis of historical sources, in particular the writings of Libanios, Ammianus Marcellinus, John Chrysostom and John Malalas, makes it possible to identify places in Antioch where the revolts of local populace broke out most of all, the official buildings of secular or ecclesiastical authorities, but also places of mass entertainment as well as provide an answer to the question of whether there were places in Antioch particularly dangerous and, more specifically, prone to outbursts of social discontent generally speaking, the so-called New City, the vicinity of the Forum of Valens, the district of Epiphania.
It also helps to appraise the degree to which these revolts affected the physical structure of specific buildings in most cases, the damage was due to earthquakes rather than revolts.
Finally, it suggests that social relations in Antioch, a city of so many religions, were relatively peaceful mentions of churches, temples and synagogues in the context of revolts are very rare.
A link between the topography of the city and the social conflicts that the city was plagued by is one of them. Thus, I offer no description of particular rebellions, nor do I try to explain their causes and effects, omitting a variety of details concerning the way in which a given rebellion unfolded for example, the names of rebels or of military commanders.
The only information I do provide is the one which, in my opinion, is somehow linked with the topography of the city. Throughout the paper I rely on the English translations of the primary sources I quote. However, the texts to which I turn for the identification of a specific place or building, or, inversely, for the justification of the inability to make such identifications are also quoted in Greek.
