Seleucus I Nicator

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Hellenistic ruler Macedonian general Seleucid king founder of state historical figure

Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became the founder of the Seleucid Empire and one of the major Hellenistic rulers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Seleucus I Nicator canonical	43
Seleucus	1
Seleucus I Nicator confirmed as satrap of Babylon	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic ruler ⓘ Macedonian general ⓘ Seleucid king ⓘ founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
afterA	Partition of Babylon ⓘ
child	Achaeus (son of Seleucus I) ⓘ Antiochus I ⓘ surface form: Antiochus I Soter Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) ⓘ Laodice of Macedonia ⓘ surface form: Laodice (daughter of Seleucus I)
contemporary	Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ Cassander of Macedon ⓘ surface form: Cassander Lysimachus ⓘ Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Macedon ⓘ
dateOfBirth	c. 358 BC ⓘ
dateOfDeath	281 BC ⓘ
employer	Alexander the Great ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Macedonian ⓘ
father	Antiochus (father of Seleucus I) ⓘ
founded	Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris Seleucid Empire ⓘ numerous cities named Seleucia ⓘ
fullName	Seleucus I Nicator self-link ⓘ
killedBy	Ptolemy Keraunos ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
memberOf	Companions of Alexander the Great ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
notableFor	establishing one of the major Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
notableWork	foundation of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
occupation	general ⓘ monarch ⓘ strategos ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Corupedium ⓘ Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ surface form: Battle of Hydaspes Battle of Ipsus ⓘ Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ campaigns of Alexander the Great ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Europos ⓘ Macedon ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Thrace ⓘ near Lysimachia ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ruled	Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Babylonia Media ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ Syria ⓘ large parts of Asia Minor ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Apama I ⓘ
successor	Antiochus I ⓘ surface form: Antiochus I Soter
title	Basileus ⓘ King of Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antioch → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Hellenistic period → notableFigure → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Diadochi → hasPart → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → namedAfter → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → hasMonarch → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Antioch on the Orontes → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Nicomedes I of Bithynia → contemporaryOf → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Cassander of Macedon → ally → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

city of Thyatira → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

subject surface form: Thyatira

Antony and Cleopatra → containsCharacter → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucus

Thyatira → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Antiochus I → father → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Antiochus I → predecessor → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucus I Nicator → fullName → Seleucus I Nicator self-link ⓘ

Antakya → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Antigonus I Monophthalmus → opposedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Demetrius I of Macedon → foughtAgainst → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Demetrius I of Macedon → capturedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Lysimachus → ally → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Lysimachus → rival → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Lysimachus → killedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Pyrrhus of Epirus → contemporaryOf → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Apamea on the Orontes → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Cyrrhus → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Corupedium → belligerent → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Corupedium → commander → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Macedonian army → notableCommander → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Peithon → ally → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Partition of Babylon → hasParticipant → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Partition of Triparadisus → involved → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Partition of Triparadisus → resultedIn → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucus I Nicator confirmed as satrap of Babylon

Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → belligerent → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → commander → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Leonnatus → contemporaryOf → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Ipsus → belligerent → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Ipsus → commander → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Battle of Ipsus → involvedPerson → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Dura-Europos → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucia-on-the-Tigris → foundedBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucia-on-the-Tigris → namedAfter → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

King of Babylon → positionHeldBy → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Macedonians → notableGeneral → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Seleucid–Mauryan relations → involves → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ

Treaty with Chandragupta Maurya → signatory → Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ