Seleucis of Syria explained

Native Name:	Seleucis of Syria
Era:	Hellenistic era
Subdivision:	Region
Nation:	Seleucid Empire
Today:	Syria Turkey
S1:	Roman Syria

Seleucis of Syria (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σελευκίς τῆς Συρίας)^[1] was a region of the Seleucid Empire located in northern Syria. It was also known as the Syrian Tetrapolis,^{[2] [3]}

The four cities had been founded by Seleucus Nicator;^{[4] [5]}

• Antioch—named after his father and the largest city.
• Laodiceia—after his mother.
• Apameia—after his wife Apama.
• Seleuceia in Pieria—eponym of Seleucus.^[6]

See also

• Syria (region)

Notes and References

1. [Strabo]
2. Book: The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins. 9781351811071. Erickson. Kyle. 12 November 2018. Book: The Social and economic history of the Roman empire, Volume 2. Mikhail Ivanovitch Rostovtzev. Paperback. Biblo-Moser. 1926. 0-8196-2164-1. 244.
3. Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., s.v. 'Seleucia'.
4. Book: Strabo

   . Strabo. Strabo. The geography of Strabo. 1889. Bell. 161. p. 161 at Google Books.

5. Web site: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith, LLD, Ed.. Perseus. 5 June 2015. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854..
6. Book: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain). Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge. 1842. C. Knight. 476–. Antient Divisions of Syria. –Under the Macedonian kings Syria was divided into four parts (tetrarchies), which were named after their capitals, Antioch, Seleuceia, Apamea, and Laodicea. (Image of p. 476 at Google Books).