Seleucid Empire

Seleucid Empire
Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν
312 BC–63 BC
Tetradrachm of Seleucus I, the horned horse, the elephant and the anchor were all used as symbols of the Seleucid monarchy.
The empire at its greatest extent and on the eve of the death of Seleucus I, 281 BC
Capital		Seleucia (305–240 BC) Antioch (240–63 BC)
Languages		Greek (official) Persian Aramaic
Religion		Olympianism Babylonian religion Zoroastrianism
Government		Monarchy
Basileus
•	305–281 BC	Seleucus I (first)
•	65–63 BC	Philip II (last)
Historical era		Hellenistic period
•	Wars of the Diadochi	312 BC
•	Battle of Ipsus	301 BC
•	Roman–Seleucid War	192–188 BC
•	Treaty of Apamea	188 BC
•	Maccabean Revolt	167–160 BC
•	Annexed by Rome	63 BC
Area
•	303 BC	3,000,000 km² (1,158,306 sq mi)
•	301 BC	3,900,000 km² (1,505,798 sq mi)
•	270 BC	3,200,000 km² (1,235,527 sq mi)
•	240 BC	2,600,000 km² (1,003,866 sq mi)
•	175 BC	800,000 km² (308,882 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Macedonian Empire Province of Syria Parthian Empire Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Hasmonean kingdom Osroene

Tetradrachm of Seleucus I, the horned horse, the elephant and the anchor were all used as symbols of the Seleucid monarchy.

The Seleucid Empire (/sɪˈljuːsɪd/;Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, Basileía tōn Seleukidōn) was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty, which existed from 312 BC to 63 BC; it was founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the division of the Macedonian empire vastly expanded by Alexander the Great. Seleucus received Babylonia and, from there, expanded his dominions to include much of Alexander's near eastern territories. At the height of its power, it included central Anatolia, Persia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and what is now Kuwait, Afghanistan, and parts of Pakistan and Turkmenistan.