Syrian tetrapolis
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The Syrian tetrapolis was a group of four major Hellenistic cities in northern Syria that served as key administrative and cultural centers of the Seleucid Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrian tetrapolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of cities
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laodicea ad Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucia Pieria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic culture ⓘ |
| dissolved | Roman imperial period ⓘ |
| follows | conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antioch on the Orontes NERFINISHED ⓘ Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laodicea ad Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucia Pieria NERFINISHED ⓘ four major Hellenistic cities ⓘ modern-day Antakya region (via Antioch) ⓘ modern-day Latakia region (via Laodicea ad Mare) ⓘ region near modern-day Salqin and Qalaat al-Madiq (via Apamea) ⓘ region near modern-day Samandağ (via Seleucia Pieria) ⓘ |
| history | served as core urban centers of Seleucid Syria ⓘ |
| inception | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian region of the Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
foundation of Antioch
ⓘ
foundation of Apamea ⓘ foundation of Laodicea ad Mare ⓘ foundation of Seleucia Pieria ⓘ |
| significantFor |
administration of Seleucid Syria
ⓘ
spread of Greek culture in Syria ⓘ urban planning in Hellenistic Syria ⓘ |
| use |
administrative center
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.