Seleucus III Ceraunus
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Seleucus III Ceraunus was a short-reigning Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire in the late 3rd century BCE, known for his troubled rule and early death during campaigns in Asia Minor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seleucus III Ceraunus canonical | 5 |
| Seleucus Ceraunus | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic king
ⓘ
Seleucid ruler ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Seleucus III Ceraunus
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucus Ceraunus
Seleucus Soter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | internal instability in the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 243 BCE ⓘ |
| campaign | Asia Minor campaign against Attalid power ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| coinageIssued | Seleucid royal coinage ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle to retain Asia Minor territories ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathDate | 223 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Seleucid kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
|
| epithet | Ceraunus ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Thunderbolt ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Seleucus II Callinicus ⓘ |
| fullName | Seleucus III Ceraunus self-link ⓘ |
| governedPeople |
Greeks
ⓘ
Syrian ⓘ
surface form:
Syrians
various Near Eastern populations ⓘ |
| governingStyle | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| historicalSource | ancient historians of the Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Laodice II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early death during military campaign
ⓘ
troubled rule ⓘ |
| opponent | Attalus I of Pergamon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Seleucus II Callinicus ⓘ |
| realm | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| reignDuration | short reign ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 223 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 225 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Seleucus ⓘ |
| sibling | Antiochus III the Great ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| successor | Antiochus III the Great ⓘ |
| territorialFocus | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| title | Basileus (king) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seleucus Ceraunus