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.

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Seleucus III Ceraunus canonical 5
Seleucus Ceraunus 1

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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)

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Antiochus III the Great predecessor Seleucus III Ceraunus
Seleucus III Ceraunus fullName Seleucus III Ceraunus self-link
Seleucus III Ceraunus alsoKnownAs Seleucus III Ceraunus
this entity surface form: Seleucus Ceraunus
Laodice II mother Seleucus III Ceraunus
Seleucus II Callinicus child Seleucus III Ceraunus
Seleucus II Callinicus successor Seleucus III Ceraunus