| 词条 | Seleucia ad Belum |
| 释义 |
Seleucia ({{lang-grc-gre|Σελεύκεια}}, Seleukeia), distinguished as Seleucia-near-Belus{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} ({{lang-grc-gre|Σελεύκεια πρὸς Βήλῳ}}, Seleúkeia pròs Bḗlōi,[1] or {{lang|grc|πρὸς τῷ Βήλῳ}}, pròs tôi Bḗlōi;{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} {{lang-la|Seleucia ad Belum}}[2] or {{lang|la|juxta Belum}}{{sfnp|Bingham|1834|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=td9EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306 306]}}) and later known as Seleucobelus ({{lang|grc|Σελευκόβηλος}}, Seleukóbēlos){{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} or Seleucopolis,{{sfnp|Hazlitt|1851||p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=xHADAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA313 313]}} was an ancient Greek and Roman city on the Orontes River. Its location remains uncertain. {{anchor|Etymology|Toponymy}}NameThe name of the settlement honored Seleucus I Nicator,{{sfnp|Smith & al.|1862|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=FjIaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA796 796]}} one of the Diadochi successors to the empire of Alexander the Great, although it may have been a foundation by his son and successor Antiochus.{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} It was distinguished from other cities named Seleucia by reference to "Belus" or "the Belus", a toponym which was variously applied to Syria's Limestone Massif, which lies to the city's north,{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA136 136]}} and to various rivers in Syria.{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} In this case, it appears that the name Belus was a title of the Orontes.{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA136 136]}} HistoryThe city was a Hellenistic foundation of the Seleucid Empire.{{sfnp|Smith & al.|1862|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=FjIaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA796 796]}} It sat on the Orontes's{{sfnp|Smith & al.|1862|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=FjIaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA796 796]}} west bank near its headwaters, positioning it to function as a depot for overland trade in the area.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} During the heyday of the Seleucid Empire, it formed a suburb of the nearby and larger settlement Apamea{{sfnp|Smith & al.|1862|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=FjIaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA796 796]}} (originally Pella),{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA97 97]}} which Ptolemy placed ½° to its east.[1] The entire area held over half a million people.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} After the 2nd century, it typically appeared under the name Seleucobelus.{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA135 135]}} The precise location of the settlement remains uncertain,{{sfnp|Smith & al.|1862|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=FjIaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA796 796]}} with various scholars placing it near Al-Suqaylabiyah,{{sfnp|Dodgeon & al.|1991|p=[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=dz3d7ymB1f4C&pg=PA361 361]}} Jisr al-Shughur or Bara.{{sfnp|Cohen|2006|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RqdPcxuNthcC&pg=PA136 136]}}{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} See also
ReferencesCitations1. ^1 Ptolemy, Geography, Bk. 5, Ch. 14, §12. 2. ^Pliny, Nat. Hist., Bk. 5, §82. Bibliography
2 : Seleucid colonies|Former populated places in Syria |
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