Seleucia-on-the-Tigris

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ancient city archaeological site

Seleucia-on-the-Tigris was a major ancient Mesopotamian city and commercial hub on the Tigris River that served as a key political and cultural center in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Seleucia on the Tigris 10
Seleucia-Ctesiphon 3
Seleucia 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
approximateFoundingYear c. 305 BCE ⓘ
approximateLatitude 33.0 N ⓘ
approximateLongitude 44.6 E ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus partially excavated site ⓘ
connectedTo trade routes to Central Asia ⓘ
trade routes to Iran ⓘ
trade routes to the Mediterranean ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
declineCause shift of power to Ctesiphon ⓘ
wars between Romans and Parthians ⓘ
economicRole entrepot between East and West ⓘ
long-distance trade center ⓘ
foundedBy Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
foundingDate late 4th century BCE ⓘ
foundingDynasty Seleucid kings ⓘ
surface form: Seleucid dynasty
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Parthian period
historicalRegion Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia
languageUsed Aramaic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
local Mesopotamian languages ⓘ
laterControlledBy Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Mesopotamia ⓘ
locatedNear Ctesiphon ⓘ
modern Baghdad ⓘ
locatedOn Tigris ⓘ
surface form: Tigris River
namedAfter Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
nearbyTwinCity Ctesiphon ⓘ
partOf Parthian Empire ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
populationCharacteristic large Greek population ⓘ
mixed Greek and local inhabitants ⓘ
regionToday Baghdad Governorate ⓘ
religionPracticed Greek polytheism ⓘ
local Mesopotamian cults ⓘ
servedAs capital of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ
major commercial hub ⓘ
political center ⓘ
successorState Parthian Empire ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeStatus not inscribed as World Heritage (as of 2024) ⓘ
urbanFeature Hellenistic city planning ⓘ
grid plan ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Parthian Empire → capital → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
Seleucid Empire → capital → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Ctesiphon → oppositeOf → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Antiochus I → governedFrom → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Seleucus I Nicator → founded → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East → historicalSeat → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Syriac Churches → hasHistoricalCenter → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Council of Seleucia → location → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia
Vologases IV of Parthia → lostCity → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Vologases IV of Parthia → mintLocation → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Sack of Seleucia (165) → location → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
East Syriac rite → historicalCenter → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Dijlah → associatedWithAncientCity → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia
Hellenization of the Near East → hasImportantCenter → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
Taq Kasra → nearbySite → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Mithridates I of Parthia → capturedCity → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
Hiddekel in some historical and religious texts → flowsThroughAncientCityRegion → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
subject surface form: Hiddekel
this entity surface form: Seleucia-on-the-Tigris region
Vologases I of Parthia → mint → Seleucia-on-the-Tigris ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris