Apama III
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Apama III (Ancient Greek: Ἀπάμα), born c. 250 BC, was a Hellenistic queen from the Antigonid dynasty.
Reign[]
Apama III was born into the Hellenistic Antigonid dynasty. She was the daughter of Demetrius II Aetolicus and Stratonike II. Apama's half-brother was Philip V of Macedon.[1] She married Prusias I, her son was Prusias II of Bithynia.[2]
Her husband was an ally to her half brother Philip V. After Philip V took the port city of Prusa, her husband rebuilt the city around 202 BC and renamed the city Apamea Myrlea.[citation needed]
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Allen, Joel (2019). The Roman Republic and the Hellenistic Mediterranean: From Alexander to Caesar. Wiley. p. 151. ISBN 9781118959336.
- ^ Kelly, Douglas; Spence, Iain; Londey, Peter; Phang, Sara E. (2016). Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia [3 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 461. ISBN 9781610690201.
Categories:
- 3rd-century BC Greek people
- 3rd-century BC women
- Ancient Macedonian princesses
- Queens of Bithynia