Apamea Syria

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
  • Condition: ruins
Data from: en.wikipedia.org