Husband Seleucus I Nicator Parents Spitamenes | Father Spitamenes | |
Issue Apama of Sogdiana
Stratonice of Syria
Antiochus I Soter
Achaeus Spouse Seleucus I Nicator (m. 324 BC) Children Antiochus I Soter, Stratonice of Syria, Achaeus, Apama of Sogdiana Grandchildren Antiochus II Theos, Laodice I, Apama II, Stratonice of Macedon, Andromachus, Phila Great grandchildren Seleucus II Callinicus, Achaeus Similar Seleucus I Nicator, Antiochus I Soter, Stratonice of Syria, Spitamenes, Antiochus II Theos | ||
Apama (Ancient Greek: Ἀπάμα Apáma), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I was the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC. According to ancient sources, Apama was the daughter of the Sogdian baron Spitamenes (Arr. VII, 4, 6, from Ptolemy I).
Apama had three children with her husband Seleucus I Nicator, Apama, Antiochus I Soter who inherited the Seleucid throne, and Achaeus. After the death of Apama, Seleucus married Stratonice, daughter of Demetrius I of Macedon, Seleucus had a daughter by Stratonice, who was called Phila. Several towns were named Apamea after her.
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