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Seleucis of Syria ( ) was a region of the 
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire ( ) was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator, following the division of the Macedonian Empire founded by Alexander the Great ...
located in northern Syria. It was also known as the Syrian Tetrapolis,
The four cities had been founded by Seleucus Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator (; Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, ''Séleukos Nikátōr'', "Seleucus the Victorious"; ) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, ...
;
*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)
Syria, ( or ''Shaam'') also known as Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine, is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. The region boundaries have changed throughout history. Howe ...
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