Apama
Sign in to saveAlso known as Apame I
Apama (), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I, was a Sogdian noblewoman and the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apama was the daughter of the Sogdian baron Spitamenes. Strabo, on the other hand, makes her a daughter of Artabazus. Apame was the only of the Susa wives to become queen as, unlike the other generals, Seleucus kept her after Alexander's death.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Apama">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Apama
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Apama
- Royalty.title
- Queen consort of the Seleucid Empire
- Royalty.spouse
- Seleucus I Nicator
- Royalty.issue
- Apama of SogdianaAntiochus I SoterAchaeus
- Royalty.father
- Spitamenes or Artabazus
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Seleucus I Nicator
- Father
- Spitamenes
- Occupation
- consort
- Noble title
- queen consort
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Ἀπάμα
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- Notes
Apama (), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I, was a Sogdian noblewoman and the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apama was the daughter of the Sogdian baron Spitamenes. Strabo, on the other hand, makes her a daughter of Artabazus. Apame was the only of the Susa wives to become queen as, unlike the other generals, Seleucus kept her after Alexander's death.
Apama had three children with her husband: Antiochus I Soter (who inherited the Seleucid throne), Achaeus, and a daughter also called Apama.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.