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Seleucid (noun): Referring to the Seleucid Empire, which was a Hellenistic state that existed from 312 BC to 63 BC, ruling territories in the Near East
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- Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312 BC–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.
- A member of this dynasty.
- Any member of the Seleucidae.
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Seleucid emperor controlling the region during this period.
He was the last Seleucid king of any stature.
Damascus continued to use the Seleucid era.
The Seleucid empire is temporarily united again.
Demetrius then establishes himself on the Seleucid throne.
A Seleucid army was dispatched to put down the revolt.
Such a scenario is unprecedented in Seleucid history.
The Seleucid army was then dispersed into winter quarters.
The ten horns are kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
The Seleucid infantry may or may not have caught up.
He remained governor as a Seleucid vassal.
The Seleucid commander had no alternative but to withdraw to the coast.
The battle began with a charge by the Seleucid flanks.
The war against the Seleucid rulers had not ended.
Some dates in the article are given according to the Seleucid era.
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The last century of Seleucid rule was marked by disorder and dynastic struggles.
Laodice may have been a member of the Seleucid imperial house.
The last century of Seleucid rule in Lebanon was marked by disorder and dynastic struggles.
Antiochus at least appeared to restore the Seleucid kingdom to glory.
As the capital of the Seleucid monarchy Antioch rapidly became a city of great importance.
The influence of the Hellenizers all but collapsed in the wake of the Seleucid defeat.
The Seleucid army fled and largely perished from starvation in the desert afterwards.
This battle marked the decisive and final defeat for the Seleucid kingdom by the Parthians.
The Seleucid suppression of Jewish religious life met with considerable resistance among the native population.
His ruling family is known as the Seleucid Dynasty.
From the Seleucid epoch there is a Herakles statue.
Seleucus is succeeded as ruler of the Seleucid empire by Antiochus.
The Seleucid Empire was divided into administrative regions known as satrapies.
Laodice was born and raised in the Seleucid Empire.
Seleucid regulations on coinage different from Achaemenid Persia on several aspects.
Antiochus was never meant to lead the Seleucid Kingdom.
Saka coins from the Seleucid era are sometimes specifically attributed to the Dahae.
The regnal era of Alexander is now referred to as the Seleucid era.
Seleucid attempts to defeat their old enemy Ptolemaic Egypt were frustrated by Roman demands.
Judea became at that moment part of the Seleucid empire of Syria.
This is the Seleucid ruler who tried to force the Jews to become Hellenists.
She married Antiochus II before he was the heir to the Seleucid throne.
It became part of the Seleucid Empire after the departure of Alexander three years later.
Meanwhile Jonathan campaigned throughout the southern regions of the Seleucid kingdom.
The first ruler of the Seleucid dynasty founded this city along the Euphrates.
He was probably the first to obtain the independence of Cappadocia from the Seleucid Empire.
Alexander and his Seleucid successors founded many Greek cities all over their dominions.
Judea produced recurring warfare between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties.
The Seleucid Empire was centered in the near East.
The chief rival of the Ptolemies was the Seleucid empire to the north.
The Seleucid garrison negotiates the surrender of Jerusalem.
The Nabataeans were allies of the first Hasmoneans in their struggles against the Seleucid monarchs.
The history of the Hasmonean revolt against the Seleucid Greeks tells of a hero and heroine.
The territories now controlled by Antigonus would later form the basis of the Seleucid Empire.
Shortly after this the Seleucid Empire was established.
