Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια; Arabic Ø£Ùاميا or Ø¢Ùاميا, Afamia; Hebrew: ×פמי×, Apamia) – also called Pharnake, Pharmake, Cherronêsos, Pella, Fâmieh, Fami, Efamia, and Famia, and probably identical to Biblical Shepham – was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River. (Steph. B. s. v.; Strabo xvi. p. 752; Ptolemy v. 15. § 19; Festus Avienus, v. 1083; Anton.