Seleucus II Callinicus
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Seleucus II Callinicus was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and territorial losses that weakened the empire founded by Seleucus I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seleucus II Callinicus canonical | 10 |
| Seleucus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
Seleucid king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 265 BC ⓘ |
| capital | Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ |
| causeOfWeakening |
dynastic conflicts
ⓘ
territorial losses ⓘ |
| child |
Antiochus III the Great
ⓘ
Seleucus III Ceraunus ⓘ |
| coinage | issued silver tetradrachms with his portrait ⓘ |
| conflict |
Laodicean War
ⓘ
Third Syrian War ⓘ War of the Brothers ⓘ |
| consequenceOfReign | weakening of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause | riding accident ⓘ |
| deathDate | 225 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Seleucid kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
|
| epithet | Callinicus ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | nobly victorious ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Antiochus II Theos ⓘ |
| givenName |
Seleucus II Callinicus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucus
|
| historicalReputation | one of the weaker Seleucid kings ⓘ |
| internalConflict | dynastic civil war with Antiochus Hierax ⓘ |
| lostRegion |
coastal possessions in Syria and Anatolia
ⓘ
much of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| lostTerritoryTo |
Kingdom of Pergamon
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| mother | Laodice I ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
outbreak of the Third Syrian War at the start of his reign
ⓘ
rebellion and secession of Bactria ⓘ rise of the Parni under Arsaces in Parthia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Antiochus Hierax
ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ |
| parentOfFutureTitleHolder | father of Antiochus III the Great ⓘ |
| predecessor | Antiochus II Theos ⓘ |
| realm | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 225 BC ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 246 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Antiochus Hierax
ⓘ
Stratonice of Cappadocia ⓘ |
| spouse | Laodice II ⓘ |
| successor | Seleucus III Ceraunus ⓘ |
| successorStateLoss |
emergence of independent Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
ⓘ
emergence of independent Parthian state ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seleucus