SELEUCUS I NICATOR

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born 358/354 BC, Europus, Macedonia died , August/September 281, near Lysimachia, Thrace Macedonian army officer, founder of the Seleucid kingdom. In the struggles following the death of Alexander the Great, he rose from governor of Babylon to king of an empire centring on Syria and Iran.

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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — born с 358, Europus, Macedonia died August/September 281 BC, near Lysimachia, Thrace Macedonian army officer, founder of the Seleucid dynasty …
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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — biographical name 358(to 354)-281 B.C. Macedonian general & founder of Seleucid dynasty
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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — biographical name 358(to 354)-281 B.C. Macedonian general & founder of Seleucid dynasty
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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — born 0441; 358, Europus, Macedonia died August/September 281 BC, near Lysimachia, Thrace Macedonian army officer, founder of the Seleucid dynasty …
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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — n. Pronunciation: s ə - ˌ lü-k ə s- ' n ī - ˌ k ā -t ə r Function: …
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SELEUCUS I NICATOR — Селевк I Никатор
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SELEUCUS — /si looh"keuhs/ , n. a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 32 miles (51.2 …
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SELEUCUS — Seleucus BrE AmE sə ˈluːk əs sɪ-, -ˈljuːk-
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SELEUCUS — the name of five kings of the Greek dominion of Syria who are hence called Seleucidae . Only one-the fourth-is …
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SELEUCUS I — ( Seleucus Nicator ) 358?-281? B.C., Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
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SELEUCUS II CALLINICUS — (Latin; " Gloriously Victorious ") born с 265 died 225 BC Fourth king (r. 246–225) of the Seleucid dynasty . …
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SELEUCID DYNASTY — Macedonian Greek dynasty (312–64 BC) founded by Seleucus I Nicator . Carved from the empire of Alexander the Great , …
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SELEUCUS IV PHILOPATOR — born c. 217 BC died 175 BC seventh king (reigned 187175 BC) of the Seleucid dynasty, son of Antiochus III …
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SELEUCUS III, SOTER — died 223 BC fifth king (reigned 225223 BC) of the Seleucid dynasty, elder son of Seleucus II Callinicus. Seleucus took …
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SELEUCUS II CALLINICUS — died 225 BC fourth king (reigned 246225) of the Seleucid dynasty, son of Antiochus II Theos. Antiochus II repudiated his …
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SELEUCID KINGDOM — (31264 BC), an ancient empire that at its greatest extent stretched from Thrace in Europe to the border of India. …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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IPSUS, BATTLE OF — military engagement fought at Ipsus, Phrygia, in 301 BC between two camps of the successors (diodochoi) of Alexander the Great, …
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ANTIOCH — Turkish Antakya, populous city of ancient Syria, and now a major town of south-central Turkey. It lies near the mouth …
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SELEUCUS II CALLINICUS — v. (Latin; " Gloriously Victorious ") born 0441; 265 died 225 BC Fourth king (r. 246225) of the Seleucid dynasty …
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NICATOR VIREO — yellow-throated Nicator
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NICATOR GULARIS — Eastern nicator
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NICATOR CHLORIS — yellow-spotted nicator
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NICATOR VIREO — Yellow-throated Nicator
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NICATOR GULARIS — Eastern Nicator
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NICATOR CHLORIS — Yellow-spotted Nicator
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SELEUCUS IV — (Philopator), son of Antiochus the Great, whom he succeeded B.C. 187 "king of Asia," 2 Macc. 3:3, that is, of …
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SELEUCIA ON THE TIGRIS — Ancient city, on the Tigris River , central Iraq. Founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the late 4th century BC …
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IPSUS, BATTLE OF — (301 BC) Battle marking the defeat at Ipsus, Phrygia, of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and his son Demetrius I Poliorcetes at …
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GEDROSIA — Historic region, South Asia. It was located west of the Indus River , in what is now the Balochistan region …
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DEMETRIUS I POLIORCETES — born 336 BC, Macedonia died 283, Cilicia King of Macedonia (294–288). As a young general he fought to rebuild the …
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ANTIGONUS I MONOPHTHALMUS — or Antigonus I Cyclops (Latin; " One-Eyed ") born 382 died 301 BC, Phrygia, Asia Minor Founder of the Macedonian …
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SELEUCID — [ sɪ'lu:sɪd ] ■ noun a member of a dynasty ruling over Syria and a great part of western Asia …
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SYRIAN WARS — (3rd century BC), five conflicts fought between the leading Hellenistic states, chiefly the Seleucid kingdom and Ptolemaic Egypt, and, in …
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SINDH — also spelled Sind province of southeastern Pakistan. It is bordered by the provinces of Balochistan on the west and north, …
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SILIFKE — also called Seleucia, town, south-central Turkey. It is located along the banks of the Gksu River, overlooking the Taurus Mountains. …
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SELEUCIA ON THE TIGRIS — Greek Seleukeia, Hellenistic city founded by Seleucus I Nicator (reigned 312281 BC) as his eastern capital; it replaced Babylon as …
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PTOLEMY III EUERGETES — ((Greek: Benefactor)) flourished 246221 BC Macedonian king of Egypt, son of Ptolemy II; he reunited Egypt and Cyrenaica and successfully …
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PHILETAERUS — born c. 343 BC, Tios, in Paphlagonia, a region of northern Anatolia died 263 BC founder (reigned 282-263) of the …
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MITHRADATES I — also called Arsaces Vi flourished 2nd century BC king of Parthia (reigned 171138 BC); he succeeded his brother Phraates I. …
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LYSIMACHUS — born c. 360 BC died 281 Macedonian general, satrap (provincial governor), and king who, as one of the diadochoi (successors) …
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LAODICEA — the ancient name of several cities of western Asia, mostly founded or rebuilt in the 3rd century BC by rulers …
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JERUSALEM CRICKET — also called Sand Cricket, any insect of the orthopteran family Stenopelmatidae of about 35 species. It is large, brownish, and …
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HELLENISTIC AGE — (323-30 BC), in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great and …
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GEDROSIA — historic region west of the Indus River, in what is now the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. In 325 BC Alexander …
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DURA-EUROPUS — also spelled Doura-Europus ruined Syrian city, located in the Syrian desert near Dayr az-Zawr. Excavations were carried out first by …
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ARSINOE II — born c. 316 BC died July 270 BC daughter of Berenice and Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Macedonian (Ptolemaic) …
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ANTIOCHUS III — born 242 BC died 187, near Susa, Iran byname Antiochus The Great, Greek Antiochus Megas Seleucid king of the Hellenistic …
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ANTIOCHUS II THEOS — born c. 287 BC died 246 king of the Seleucid dominions in the Middle East, who succeeded his father, Antiochus …
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ANTIOCHUS I SOTER — born 324 BC died 262/261 king of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria, who ruled about 292281 BC in the east …
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ANTIOCHUS HIERAX — flourished c. 263226 BC younger brother of Seleucus II, heir to the Seleucid dominions in the Middle East. During his …
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ANTIGONUS II GONATAS — born c. 320 BC died 239 king of Macedonia from 276 BC who rebuilt his kingdom's power and established its …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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SAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot to do/learn/say etc ▪ I still have a lot to learn. ▪ …
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