Seleucia in Pieria or Seleucia by the Sea: port in Syria, one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. The modern name is Çevlik, a village near Samandağ. The city is not to be confused with Seleucia on the…
Seleucia on the Tigris: one of the residences of the Seleucid Empire, modern Tell Umar, on the west bank of the Tigris. The city is not to be confused with the royal residence named Seleucia in Pieria, or the little…
On this page, you will find a complete list of rulers of the Seleucid Empire, the largest of the kingdoms that succeeded the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great. Until quite recently, the chronology of the kings was essentially based…
Seleucus III Keraunos ("thunderbolt"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 225 to 222.
Seleucus III Keraunos
Successor of: Seleucus II Callinicus
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Seleucus V: name of a Seleucid king, ruled briefly in 126/125.
Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler
Successor of: Demetrius II Nicator
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