Apamea

Levant (Syria)

A city in northern Syria, south of the Orontes, founded between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Together with Seleucia, Antioch and Laodicea it formed the Syrian tetrapolis. A Hellenistic city.

Forms of occupation of the ásty

Urban grid: acropolis, block, agora, plateiai, stenopoi, orientation

Orthogonal plan of Apamea (a city belonging to the Syrian Tetrapolis). Grid with a primary coordinating axis.

Bibliography (1)
  • Bollati, R.; Bollati, S.; Siracusa: genesi di una città. Tessuto urbano di Ortigia.