In Roman times, the city continued to thrive with commerce and culture. It featured prominently in early Christianity and St. Barnabas, St. Paul and St. Peter all visited the city. The Antakya Museum houses one of the richest collections of Roman mosaics in the world, (Open weekdays except Monday).
These fantastic mosaics in stone were uncovered mostly at excavations in Antakya and nearby Daphne. Although little of the ancient city remains, portions of the high walls that girded the city and of catacombs and aqueducts still stand. An archaeological museum houses a superbly preserved collection of mosaics dating from the 2d and 3d centuries.