Apamea, on the right bank of the Orontes River, was an ancient Greek and Roman city. It was the capital of Apamene under the Macedonians, became the capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric of late Roman province Syria Secunda, again in the crusader period.
Location: Hama Governorate, Syria
Region: Ghab plain
Builder: Seleucus I Nicator
Founded: ca. 300 BC
Abandoned: 13th century
Cultures: Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval Greek, Arab
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