Tetrapolis (Syria)
The Tetrapolis in Syria was an ancient four-city alliance that was founded around 300 BC. Was founded under Seleukos I and consists of the cities of Antioch (today Antakya in Turkey), Seleukia Pieria (today Samandağ in Turkey), Apamea (near the small town of Qalaat al-Mudiq in Syria) and Laodikeia (today Latakia in Syria ) duration. The plan of these four cities was basically the same, there were rectangular residential areas of about 120 by 57 meters, which were separated by a street grid. The layout of these cities created the economic and cultural basis for the Hellenization of Syria.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Odenthal: Syria. High cultures between the Mediterranean and the Arabian desert. DuMont, Cologne 1994, p. 239
- ^ Principles of City Planning. The Reign of Seleucus. ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The 2nd International Antakya Biennal (size given in a square 112 × 56 meters)
