He hailed from the Greco-Parthian city of Artemita in Apolloniatis and was a citizen of the Parthian Empire.
[1] Appollodorus's dates of birth and death are unknown.
[1] Apollodorus wrote a history of the Parthian Empire, the Parthika (Ancient Greek: τὰ Παρθικὰ), in at least four books.
Apollodorus seems to have used the archives of Artemita and Seleucia on the Tigris for his work.
Some information on the Greco-Bactrians are preserved in Strabo's work: He is also quoted for his general geographical knowledge of Central Asia: