Apamea
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Apamea or Apameia is the name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama
, the wife of Seleucus I Nicator:
Apamea may also refer to:
Apama
Apama , sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I was the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC...
, the wife of Seleucus I Nicator:
- Apamea (Babylonia)Apamea (Babylonia)Apamea or Apameia was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities lying close together – of Mesopotamia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium and Pliny as situated near the Tigris near the confluence of the Euphrates, the precise location of which is still uncertain, but it lies in...
, on the Tigris near the Euphrates, precise location unknown, now in Iraq - Apamea (Euphrates)Apamea (Euphrates)Apamea or Apameia was a Hellenistic city on the left bank of the Euphrates, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats connecting the two, founded by Seleucus I Nicator . The city was rebuilt by Seleucus I...
, in Osroene, opposite Zeugma on the Euphrates, now flooded by the Birecik Dam, Turkey - Apamea (Media)Apamea (Media)Apamea or Apameia was a Hellenistic city in Media founded by Seleucus I Nicator, near Laodicea and Heraclea. . Apamea's precise location is not known, but it is probably in Iran....
, in Media, near Laodicea (Nahavand, Iran), precise location unknown - Apamea (Phrygia)Apamea (Phrygia)Apamea or Apameia – previously, Kibotos , hê Kibôtos or Cibotus – was an ancient city in Phrygia, Anatolia, founded by Antiochus I Soter , near, but on lower ground than, Celaenae .-Geography:It overlooks the Ghab valley and the site is now partly occupied by the city of...
, formerly Kibotos, commercial center of Phrygia, near Celaenae, now at Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey - Apamea (Sittacene)Apamea (Sittacene)Apamea or Apameia is an ancient Hellenistic city described by Pliny in Sittacene, which was surrounded by the Tigris. Its precise current location is not known....
, on the Tigris, precise location unknown, now in Iraq - Apamea (Syria)Apamea (Syria)Apamea was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River. . Its site is found about to the northwest of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley...
, on the Orontes River, northwest of Hama, Syria - Apamea MyrleaApamea MyrleaApamea Myrlea, or Apamea Myrleon, was an ancient city on the Sea of Marmara, in Bithynia, Anatolia; the ruins are now found a few kilometers south of Mudanya, Bursa Province in the Asian part of Turkey.-Names:...
, formerly Myrlea and Brylleion, in Bithynia, on the Sea of Marmara; currently near Mudanya, Bursa Province, Turkey - Apamea RagianaApamea RagianaApamea Ragiana – Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, or Apameia Rhagiane; previously, Arsace, Khuvar, and Choara – was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene, Media , according to Strabo 500 stadia south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae. The city was founded after the...
, south of the Caspian Gates in Parthia (later Media); now in Iran
Apamea may also refer to:
- Apamea (moth genus)Apamea (moth genus)Apamea is a genus of moths in the Noctuidae family.-Selected species:* Apamea acera * Apamea albina * Apamea alia * Apamea alpigena * Apamea alticola...