Seleucid navy
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The Seleucid navy was the maritime force of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, used to project power and contest control of the eastern Mediterranean and nearby seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seleucid navy canonical | 3 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient navy
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Seleucid kings ⓘ |
| country | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Roman expansion
ⓘ
financial weakness of Seleucid state ⓘ loss of coastal territories ⓘ |
| endTime | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| engagedInConflict |
Fifth Syrian War
ⓘ
First Syrian War ⓘ Fourth Syrian War ⓘ Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ Second Syrian War ⓘ Syrian Wars ⓘ |
| hadBase |
Antioch
ⓘ
Cyprus ⓘ Ephesus ⓘ Seleucia Pieria ⓘ Sidon ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aegean naval practices
ⓘ
Macedonian naval traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Greek ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Antiochus III the Great
ⓘ
Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ Demetrius I Soter ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Cypriot waters ⓘ Syrian coast ⓘ
surface form:
Levantine coast
Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| operatedInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| opposed |
Macedonian navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian navies
Ptolemaic navy ⓘ Roman navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | late 4th century BC ⓘ |
| supported |
Seleucid royal army
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid army
|
| usedFor |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ control of sea lanes ⓘ power projection ⓘ protection of maritime trade ⓘ |
| usedPersonnelType |
marines
ⓘ
rowers ⓘ sailors ⓘ |
| usedShipType |
lighter warships
ⓘ
quadrireme ⓘ quinquereme ⓘ supply ships ⓘ transport ships ⓘ trireme ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.