Apamea Ragiana

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Apamea Ragiana, south of the Caspian Gates, in Parthia (later Media previously, Arsace, Khuvar, and Choara – was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene, Media (formerly Parthia).

Variants

• Apamea Ragiana (Greek: Απάμεια)
• Apamea Rhagiana
• Apamea Raphiana
• Apameia Rhagiane
• Rhagiane

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Ragi = Rhagiane = Apamea Ragiana (Pliny.vi.17)

History

According to Strabo Apamea Ragiana is 500 stadia (ca. 15 km) south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae. The city was founded after the Macedonian conquest of Persia. The city is also mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus (xxiii. 6). The precise location of Apamea is not known, but it is certainly in Iran; the ruins have not been found.

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