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Apamea (Babylonia)

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Even apart from Pliny's Apamea in Sittacene, apparently there were at least two different cities (one described by Pliny and Stephanus, the other by Ptolemy), which seem to have been close together – as is expressly stated in Ḳid. 71b – the upper and the lower. Nöldeke suggests that
121:, now dry, branched off from the Tigris. The Mesene then was between the Tigris and the Dijeil; or a tract called Mesene is to be placed there. The name "Sellas" in Stephanus is probably corrupt, and the last editor of Stephanus may have done wrong in preferring it to the reading 77:, 125 miles, the Tigris being divided into two channels, by one channel it flows to the south and to Seleucia, washing all along Mesene; by the other channel, turning to the north at the back of the same nation (Mesene), it divides the plains called 85:. These are the only points in the description that are certain. It seems difficult to explain the passage of Pliny, or to determine the probable site of Apamea. It cannot be at 125:, which is nearer the name Dijeil. Although Pliny may mean the same place Apamea in both the extracts that have been given; he is probably speaking of two different places. 65:, and surrounded by the Tigris, at which place, that is Apamea, or it may mean, in which country, Mesene, the Tigris is divided; on the right part there flows round a river 272: 173: 81:: when the waters have united again, the river is called Pasitigris. There was a place at or near Seleucia called Coche; and the site of Seleucia is below 414: 298: 267: 93:, where the Tigris and Euphrates meet, for both Stephanus and Pliny place Apamea at the point where the Tigris is divided. Pliny places 69:, and on the left the Tigris, having the same name with the large one. It does not appear what writer he is copying; but it may be 362: 293: 262: 142: 370: 409: 307: 347: 74: 39: 197: 162: 342: 102: 34:) was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities lying close together – of 129:
the dialect spoken in lower Apamea (that of Ptolemy), probably located at Korna, was akin to
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Stephanus (s. v. Apameia) describes Apamea as in the territory of
55: 166: 105:, which was surrounded by the Tigris; and he places it in 117:) supposes that Apamea was at the point where the 8: 177:. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). p. 159. 299:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 268:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 154: 363:Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Apamea" 316: 305: 7: 14: 341:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 351:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 327: 282: 99:in ripa Tigris circa confluentes 415:Former populated places in Iraq 1: 143:List of ancient Greek cities 50:near the confluence of the 431: 201:xxiv. 5, and the notes of 89:, as some suppose, e.g., 31: 348:The Jewish Encyclopedia 174:Encyclopædia Britannica 302:. London: John Murray. 115:L'Euphrate et le Tigre 40:Stephanus of Byzantium 168:"Apamea s.v. 5"  163:Hogarth, David George 46:as situated near the 247:Mandäische Grammatik 198:Ammianus Marcellinus 382: /  296:, ed. (1854–1857). 75:Babylonian Seleucia 410:Seleucid colonies 386:34.217°N 43.867°E 315:Missing or empty 308:cite encyclopedia 422: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 387: 383: 380: 379: 378: 375: 352: 331: 330: 324: 318: 313: 311: 303: 286: 285: 250: 243: 237: 234: 228: 225: 219: 212: 206: 194: 188: 185: 179: 178: 170: 159: 33: 430: 429: 425: 424: 423: 421: 420: 419: 400: 399: 390: 388: 384: 381: 376: 373: 371: 369: 368: 359: 339:Singer, Isidore 337: 328: 314: 304: 292: 283: 259: 254: 253: 244: 240: 235: 231: 226: 222: 213: 209: 195: 191: 186: 182: 161: 160: 156: 151: 139: 17: 12: 11: 5: 428: 426: 418: 417: 412: 402: 401: 391:34.217; 43.867 366: 365: 358: 357:External links 355: 354: 353: 325: 294:Smith, William 280: 263:Smith, William 258: 255: 252: 251: 238: 229: 227:Pliny, vi. 146 220: 207: 189: 180: 153: 152: 150: 147: 146: 145: 138: 135: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 427: 416: 413: 411: 408: 407: 405: 398: 395: 364: 361: 360: 356: 350: 349: 344: 340: 335: 334:public domain 326: 322: 309: 301: 300: 295: 290: 289:public domain 281: 278: 274: 270: 269: 264: 261: 260: 256: 248: 242: 239: 236:Pliny, vi. 31 233: 230: 224: 221: 217: 211: 208: 205:and Lindebrog 204: 200: 199: 193: 190: 187:Pliny, vi. 27 184: 181: 176: 175: 169: 164: 158: 155: 148: 144: 141: 140: 136: 134: 132: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 38:mentioned by 37: 29: 25: 21: 367: 346: 317:|title= 297: 266: 246: 241: 232: 223: 215: 210: 196: 192: 183: 172: 157: 127: 114: 98: 60: 23: 19: 18: 16:Ancient city 389: / 36:Mesopotamia 404:Categories 265:(editor); 97:at Korna, 273:"Apameia" 245:Nöldeke. 216:Geography 214:Ptolemy. 149:Footnotes 111:D'Anville 107:Sittacene 52:Euphrates 343:"Apamea" 279:, (1854) 203:Valesius 165:(1911). 137:See also 377:43°52′E 374:34°13′N 336::  291::  257:Sources 249:, p. 26 218:, v. 18 131:Mandaic 91:Ptolemy 83:Baghdad 79:Cauchae 32:Απάμεια 24:Apameia 277:London 119:Dijeil 103:Apamea 71:Arrian 67:Sellas 63:Mesene 48:Tigris 20:Apamea 123:Delas 95:Digba 87:Korna 44:Pliny 28:Greek 321:help 56:Iraq 42:and 109:. 22:or 406:: 345:. 312:: 310:}} 306:{{ 275:, 271:, 171:. 133:. 58:. 30:: 323:) 319:( 113:( 26:(

Index

Greek
Mesopotamia
Stephanus of Byzantium
Pliny
Tigris
Euphrates
Iraq
Mesene
Sellas
Arrian
Babylonian Seleucia
Cauchae
Baghdad
Korna
Ptolemy
Digba
Apamea
Sittacene
D'Anville
Dijeil
Delas
Mandaic
List of ancient Greek cities
Hogarth, David George
"Apamea s.v. 5" 
Encyclopædia Britannica
Ammianus Marcellinus
Valesius
Smith, William
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

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