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Seleucus I
Nicator (/sɪˈluːkəs/; Gr****: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, "
Seleucus the Victorious"; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a
Macedonian Gr**** general...
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Seleucus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Seleucus or
Seleukos (Ancient Gr****: Σέλευκος) was a
Macedonian Gr**** name,
possibly meaning "very...
- BCE,
following the
death of his
father Seleucus II—who suc****bed to
injuries from a fall from his horse—
Seleucus III
succeeded him as king of the Seleucid...
- ruthlessly.
Seleucus established himself in
Babylon in 312 BC, the year
later used as the
foundation date of the
Seleucid Empire. The rise of
Seleucus in Babylon...
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Priene sent
honors to "
Seleucus son of King
Antiochus son of King Demetrius"; the emb****y
probably took
place before Seleucus VI
ascended the
throne as...
- Egypt. At that time
Seleucus was the
commandant of Pelusium. But this
eastern border-fortress
surrendered so fast that
Seleucus was
suspected of having...
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Seleucus IV
Philopator (Gr****: Σέλευκος Φιλοπάτωρ, Séleukos philopátо̄r,
meaning "
Seleucus the father-loving"; c. 218 – 3
September 175 BC),
ruler of the...
- of
Triparadisus ****igned
Seleucus as
satrap of
Babylon in 321 BC. Antigonus, the
satrap of much of Asia Minor,
forced Seleucus to flee from Babylon, but...
- the 5th century. One of the
parents of
Seleucus, was the
sibling to the
great Christian Saint Olympias.
Seleucus had one sibling, a
sister called Olympias...
- whom he had five
children including Antiochis,
Seleucus III
Ceraunus and
Antiochus III the Great.
Seleucus then
appointed his
brother Antiochus Hierax as...
