SELEUCID

Meaning of SELEUCID in English

[ sɪ'lu:sɪd ]

■ noun a member of a dynasty ruling over Syria and a great part of western Asia from 311 to 65 BC.

Origin

from Seleucus Nicator (the name of the founder, one of Alexander the Great's generals) + -id 3 .

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SELEUCID — noun Etymology: New Latin seleucides, from Seleucus I Date: 1851 a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and at …
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SELEUCID — I. sə̇ˈlüsə̇d, sə̇lˈyü- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin seleucides, from Seleucus I died 280 B.C. …
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SELEUCID — /si looh"sid/ , n. , pl. Seleucidae /-si dee'/ , adj. n. 1. a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312-64 …
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SELEUCID — n. member of a Macedonian dynasty which ruled various area in Asia Minor and the Middle East between 321-64 BC
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SELEUCID — adj. of or pertaining to the Seleucids or their Asian dynasty
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SELEUCID — noun Etymology: New Latin seleucides, from Seleucus I Date: 1851 : a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and …
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SELEUCID — [Se.leu.cid] n [NL seleucides, fr. Seleucus I] (1851): a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and at various times …
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SELEUCID — Seleucid BrE AmE sə ˈluːs ɪd sɪ-, -ˈljuːs-, § \ -əd ▷ Seleucid|s z
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SELEUCID — n. Pronunciation: s ə - ' lü-s ə d, s ə l- ' yü- Function: noun Etymology: New Latin seleucides, …
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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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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 — Region between the Euphrates rivers in the Middle East, constituting the greater part of modern Iraq. The region's location and …
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IONIA — Ancient region, western coast of Aegean Sea . It consisted of a coastal strip that extended from the mouth of …
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APAMEA CIBOTUS — City of Hellenistic Phrygia , near modern Dinar, Turkey. The city was built by Menderes ) River. Superseding the fortress …
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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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PTOLEMY VI PHILOMETOR — (Greek: Loving His Mother) flourished c. 180, 145 BC Macedonian king of Egypt under whom an attempted invasion of Coele …
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PTOLEMY V EPIPHANES — (Greek: Illustrious) born c. 210 died 180 BC Macedonian king of Egypt from 205 BC under whose rule Coele Syria …
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PTOLEMY IV PHILOPATOR — (Greek: Loving His Father) born c. 238 BC, d. 205 BC Macedonian king of Egypt (reigned 221205 BC), under whose …
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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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PERGAMUM — Greek Pergamon, ancient Greek city in Mysia, situated 16 miles from the Aegean Sea on a lofty isolated hill on …
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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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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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DIODOTUS I — flourished 3rd century BC satrap (governor) of the Seleucid province of Bactria, who, with his son of the same name, …
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ATTALUS I SOTER — (Preserver) born 269 BC died 197 BC ruler of Pergamum from 241 to 197 BC, with the title of king …
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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 VII SIDETES — born c. 159 BC died 129 who, after reuniting his country, ruled as king of the Seleucid state of Syria …
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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 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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ALEXANDER BALAS, — also called Alexander Epiphanes died 145 BC king of Syria and Pergamum (Greek Asia Minor) and ruler of the remains …
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