Pella/Apamea
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Johan Åhlfeldt
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Last modified
Nov 04, 2025 02:46 PM
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History
Pella/Apamea in Syria was an ancient city established by the Seleucids ca. 300 B.C.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668335
35.4213771436, 36.4024132802
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Apamea (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Apamea (330 BC - AD 640)
- Ἀπάμεια (Apameia: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Chersonesos (330 BC - AD 300)
- Pella (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Pharnace (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Pella/Apamea connection Orontes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Pella/Apamea connection Untitled (unspecified date range)
- Cardo Maximus (Apamea) located at Pella/Apamea (unspecified date range)
- Casiana connection Pella/Apamea (unspecified date range)
- Qalaat al-Madiq succeeds Pella/Apamea (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 68 B3 Pella/Apamea
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Qalaat el-Moudiq
The archaeological site has been devastated by systematic looting.
J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, and Johan Åhlfeldt, 'Pella/Apamea: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668335> [accessed: 16 December 2025]
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