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Seleucid Empire

The Seleucid Empire (/sɪˈljuːsɪd/ sih-LEW-sid) was a Hellenistic Greek state based in West Asia, founded by Seleucus I Nicator. Starting in 312 BC, following the division of Alexander the Great's empire, it was ruled by the Seleucid dynasty, with its capital at Seleucia and then Antioch, until its annexation by the Roman Republic under Pompey in 63 BC.

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100 BC
100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
175 BC
800,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi)
240 BC
2,600,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi)
301 BC
3,900,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)
303 BC
3,000,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi)
Capital
Seleucia (305–240 BC) · Antioch (240–63 BC)

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Nodes267
Edges266
Triples173
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007491
Components1

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related to Agriculture · 39
Seleucid Empire → Achaemenid, Agriculture, Anabasis, Arab, Arrian, As, Assyrians, Babylonia, Babylonian, BC, But, Euphrates, For, Greek, In, King's Canal, May, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Neo-Babylonian
related to Civil war and further decay · 34
Seleucid Empire → After, Alexander Balas, Antioch, Antiochus, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Antiochus VI, Babylonia, Balas, BC, By, Damascus, Demetrius, Demetrius I's, Demetrius II, Demetrius II Nicator, Diodotus Tryphon, Egyptian, Empire's, Epiphanes, Eupator
related to Collapse (100–63 BC) · 19
Seleucid Empire → Anatolia, Antioch, Armenia, BC, By, Despite, Great, In, Mithridates, Mithridates VI, Pontus, Ptolemaic Egypt, Rome, Seleucids, Sulla, Syria, Syrian, The Seleucids, Tigranes
related to Culture · 19
Seleucid Empire → Aegean Sea, Afghanistan, Armenians, Assyrians, Despite, Georgians, Greece, Greek, Greeks, Jews, Medes, Mesopotamians, Pakistan, Persians, Seleucid, Seleucids, The, These Greeks, Unlike Ptolemaic Egypt
related to Economy · 13
Seleucid Empire → Achaemenid, As, Asia Minor, Hellenistic Near-East, However, Little, Mesopotamia, Recent, Seleucid, Seleucids, Syria, Upper Satrapies, While
related to External links · 13
Seleucid Empire → December, Encyclopædia Britannica, Jona LenderingGenealogy, July, Livius, March, Persia, Seleucid Study Group Archived, Seleucids Archived, The Seleucid Empire Archived, Vol, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSeleucid Research Bibliography
Religion · 4
Seleucid Empire → Babylonian religion, Hellenistic Judaism, Olympianism / Hellenism, Zoroastrianism
Common languages · 3
Seleucid Empire → Greek (official), Middle Aramaic, Old Persian
Capital · 2
Seleucid Empire → Antioch (240–63 BC), Seleucia (305–240 BC)
100 BC · 1
Seleucid Empire → 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)

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seleucid bc empire seleucus antiochus seleucids war army hellenistic syria greek babylon around state egypt demetrius control battle kingdom antioch

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Seleucid Empire100 BC100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire175 BC800,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire240 BC2,600,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire301 BC3,900,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire303 BC3,000,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireCapitalSeleucia (305–240 BC)1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireCapitalAntioch (240–63 BC)1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireCommon languagesGreek (official)1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireCommon languagesOld Persian1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireCommon languagesMiddle Aramaic1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireHistorical eraHellenistic period1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireReligionOlympianism / Hellenism1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireReligionBabylonian religion1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireReligionHellenistic Judaism1.00infobox
Seleucid EmpireReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• 301 BC30,000,000+1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• 305–281 BCSeleucus I (first)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• 65–63 BCPhilip II (last)1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Annexed by Rome63 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Battle of Ecbatana129 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Battle of Ipsus301 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Maccabean Revolt167–160 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Roman-Seleucid War192-188 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Seleucia taken by Parthians141-129 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Start of the Seleucid-Parthian wars238 BC1.00infobox
Seleucid Empire• Wars of the Diadochi312 BC1.00infobox

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