Apamea_(Media)

Apamea (Media)

Apamea (Media)

Hellenistic city in Media


Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was a Hellenistic city in Media founded by Seleucus I Nicator, near Laodicea (now Nahavand, Iran) and Heraclea. (Strabo xi. p. 524 ; Stephanus of Byzantium "Laodikeia"). Apamea's precise location is not known, but it was located near Nahavand.Apamea is old Phrygien Kelainai in Afyonkarahisar Province Turkey.(Near Leodekia-Denizli Province)

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