Apamea

Rank: Top 1000

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Syrian Arab Republic

Best of: Ruins, Archaeological Site, Roman, Greek

Apamea was an ancient Greek and Roman city. It was the capital of Apamene under the Macedonians, became the capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric of late Roman province Syria Secunda and later a quadruple Catholic titular see. Amongst the impressive ancient remains, the site includes the Great Colonnade which ran for nearly 2 km (1.2 mi) making it among the longest in the Roman world and the Roman Theatre, one of the largest surviving theatres of the Roman Empire with an estimated seating capacity in excess of 20,000. [More Details]