Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by PERSON@1 , one of PERSON@2 's generals , ORGANIZATION@1 eventually rivaled LOCATION@1 as the chief city of the nearer LOCATION@2 and was a cradle of gentile Christianity .

It was founded near the end of the 4th century BC by PERSON@1 , one of PERSON@2 's generals . ORGANIZATION@1 became a rival of LOCATION@1 as the chief city of the nearer LOCATION@2 and the cradle of gentile Christianity .
