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Artemita () or Artemita in Apolloniatis was a Greek〔Isidore of Charax, (Parthian Stations ), paragraph 2.〕 city in what is now eastern Iraq that flourished under the Parthian Empire. Though its exact location is not known, it was located on the major route to Khorasan, between Seleucia and the Zagros Mountains. According to Isidore of Charax, it was crossed by the river Sillas (Diyala) and was located about 82 km from Seleucia, and was also known as Chalasar.〔Isidore of Charax, (Parthian Stations ), paragraph 2.〕 It was originally a Greek (Macedonian)〔Pliny the Elder, (Nat. his. (6.117 ))〕 foundation, but was later considered Parthian. In AD 31, It welcomed the Arsacid pretender Tiridates II.〔Tacitus, ''Annals'', (6.41 ). 〕 Artemita was the birthplace of the historian Apollodorus of Artemita. ==See also== *List of ancient Greek cities 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artemita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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