Apamea (Syria)

Located in the southern part of the city along the eastern side of the colonnaded street/main cardo. The nymphaeum was built using local limestones of different colors and adorned with marble sculptures depicting Muses, gods, and goddesses, including Hygiea, Athena, and Hercules.

Chronology

second half of the 2nd century CE.

Bibliography

Schmidt-Colinet A. 1985, Skulpturen aus dem Nymphäum von Apamea/Syrien, in AA, 119-133.

Schmidt-Colinet A. 2018, The Nymphaeum in Apamea, in J. Abdul Massih, S. Nishiyama (eds.) Archaeological Explorations in Syria 2000-2011, Proceedings of ISCACH (Beirut 2015), Oxford, 259-266.

Schmidt-Colinet A., Hess U. 2015, Das Nymphaeum von Apamea in Syrien, (Fouilles d’Apamée de Syrie, vol. 4), Bruxelles.