Seleucid Empire

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Hellenistic empire ancient state monarchy

The Seleucid Empire was a major Hellenistic state founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals, stretching from the eastern Mediterranean into Asia and known for its cultural fusion, military conflicts, and eventual fragmentation.

Aliases (6)

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic empire → ancient state → monarchy →
alliance	Maurya Empire →
borderedBy	Kingdom of Pergamon → Maurya Empire → Parthian Empire → Ptolemaic Kingdom →
capital	Antioch → Seleucia on the Tigris →
conflict	Maccabean Revolt → Roman–Seleucid War → Syrian Wars → wars with Parthia →
continent	Asia → Europe →
currency	silver tetradrachm →
declineCause	Roman intervention → internal dynastic conflicts → loss of eastern territories to Parthians →
dissolved	63 BC →
dynasty	Seleucid dynasty →
endTime	1st century BC →
ethnicGroup	Babylonians → Greeks → Macedonians → Persians → Syrians →
followedBy	Hasmonean Kingdom → Kingdom of Armenia → Parthian Empire → Roman Republic →
follows	Empire of Alexander the Great → Macedonian Empire NERFINISHED →
foundedBy	Seleucus I Nicator →
governmentForm	Hellenistic monarchy →
hasMonarch	Antiochus I Soter → Antiochus II Theos → Antiochus III the Great → Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus VII Sidetes → Demetrius I Soter → Seleucus I Nicator → Seleucus II Callinicus → Seleucus IV Philopator →
historicalRegion	Eastern Mediterranean → Near East →
inception	312 BC →
knownFor	Seleucid–Mauryan relations → conflicts with Parthian Empire → conflicts with Ptolemaic Kingdom → conflicts with Roman Republic → cultural fusion of Greek and Near Eastern traditions → foundation of many Greek-style cities → successor to Alexander the Great’s Asian territories →
languageUsed	Koine Greek →
legalSystem	Hellenistic royal law →
militaryBranch	Hellenistic phalanx → war elephants →
namedAfter	Seleucus I Nicator →
partOf	Hellenistic world →
peakPeriod	reign of Antiochus III the Great →
religion	Ancient Greek religion → local Near Eastern cults →
startTime	late 4th century BC →
territoryIncludes	Anatolia → Babylonia → Cilicia → Levant → Media → Mesopotamia → Persia → Phoenicia → Syria → parts of Central Asia →
treaty	Treaty with Chandragupta Maurya →
urbanPlanning	grid-planned cities →
usedScript	Aramaic script → Greek alphabet →
uses	Hellenistic culture →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandria in Arachosia → Bithynia → Tarsus ("Hellenistic Seleucid Empire") → Teos →	underRuleOf
Antioch → Antioch on the Orontes → Susa ("Seleucid Empire (regional)") →	capitalOf
Antiochus III the Great ("Seleucid dynasty") → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ("Seleucid dynasty") → Seleucid Empire ("Seleucid dynasty") →	dynasty
Parthian Empire → Ptolemaic Kingdom →	borderedBy
Caria → Susa ("Seleucids") →	controlledBy
Antiochus III the Great → Antiochus IV Epiphanes →	countryRuled
Hellenistic kingdoms → Hellenistic period →	hasPart
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids →	alliedWith
Soter ("Seleucid rulers") →	appliedTo
Hellenistic art →	associatedWith
Antiochus IV Epiphanes →	birthPlace
Antioch on the Orontes →	country
Maurya Empire →	diplomaticRelationsWith
Bacchides →	employer
Latakia →	foundedBy
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids →	hasBorderWith
Maccabean Revolt →	hasMainBelligerent
Alexandria Eschate →	laterControlledBy
Antioch →	locatedIn
Nabataean kingdom →	neighbor
Simon Thassi →	opponent
Maccabees →	opposed
Antioch on the Orontes →	partOf
Temple of Apollo at Didyma ("Seleucid rulers") →	patron
2 Maccabees →	politicalContext
Parthian Empire →	precededBy
Diadochi →	ruled
Sidon →	ruledBy
Macedonian court ("Seleucid court") →	successorInfluenceOn