Apamena

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proper noun

A historical region of Syria. Capital: Apamea.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Apamene

  1. A historical region of Syria. Capital: Apamea.

    [...] in Apamena, Syria

    1972, Archaeology, page 63
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    [...] the province of Apamena or Second Syria).

    1984, Butros Dau, History of the Maronites, page 180

    Known as the Lapis Venetus, the inscription (#2683 above) is the funeral stone for Aemilius Secundus who served under Quirinius (identified as a legate of Caesar but not a propraetor) regarding Apamena, Syria.

    2016, The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown, page 62

    [...] Lysias in the Apamena [...]

    2025, Ted Kaizer, editor, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East, page 15

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈπαμηνή
  2. LatinApamēna
  3. EnglishApamena

From Latin Apamēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀπαμηνή (Apamēnḗ).

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Translations

Arabic أَفَامِينَة
  • أَفَامِينَة (ʔafāmīna)historical region
French Apamène
  • Apamènehistorical region
Italian Apamena, Apamene
  • Apamenahistorical region
  • Apamenehistorical region
Latin Apamēna
  • Apamēnahistorical region
Russian Апамена
  • Апамена (Apamena)historical region

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Chicago

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