Seleucis of Syria ( )Strabo, Geography, 16.2.2 was a region of the Seleucid Empire located in northern Syria. It was also known as the Syrian Tetrapolis, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., s.v. 'Seleucia'.
The four cities had been founded by Seleucus I Nicator; Antioch—named after his father and the largest city. Laodiceia—after his mother. Apameia—after his wife Apama. Seleuceia in Pieria—eponym of Seleucus.
See also Syria (region)
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