Apamea archaeological site
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Apamea archaeological site is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city in western Syria, renowned for its extensive colonnaded street and well-preserved ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apamea archaeological site canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeologists ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman theatre
ⓘ
basilicas ⓘ baths ⓘ cardo maximus ⓘ colonnaded street ⓘ fortifications ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Ancient Villages of Northern Syria tentative or related listings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Qalaat al-Madiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | citadel of Qalaat al-Madiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hellenistic urban planning
ⓘ
Roman-period architecture ⓘ extensive colonnaded avenue ⓘ well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hama Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hama
NERFINISHED
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Homs NERFINISHED ⓘ Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialRemains |
inscriptions in Greek
ⓘ
inscriptions in Latin ⓘ limestone architecture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Apama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological excavations
ⓘ
classical studies research ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
damage during Syrian civil war
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
Byzantine period
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| usedToBe |
important commercial center in Roman Syria
ⓘ
major military base of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.