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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 (/sɪˈljsɪd/;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.


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