Talk:Apamea, Syria

Serious doubts
I have serious doubts about this sentence: "city flourished to the extent that its population eventually numbered half a million". This is a ridiculous number. In it's hayday Rome (II century AD) had a quarter of million. Antiochia had 40 thousands or Ephesus 25 thousands. Chceck this book: Colin McEvedy, Cities of the Classical World: An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization, edited by Douglas Stuart Oles, 2011, ISBN 978-1-84614-427-1. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jurand z Krakowa (talk • contribs) 19:31, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Odd though it seems, this is the figure generally given in sources, though it has at times been questioned. I have amended the wording to reflect that there is some dispute about the amount.  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  16:18, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Roman Historical Tidbit
Cicero mentions that Apamea is one the two most important cities in the Roman province of Cilicia. (Cicero, Familiar Letters, V. 20.) Droopyfeathers (talk) 23:15, 22 October 2023 (UTC)