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.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Seleucid Empire canonical 175
Seleucid dynasty 9
Seleucid period 2

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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Seleucid dynasty
endTime 1st century BC ⓘ
ethnicGroup Babylonians ⓘ
Greeks ⓘ
Macedonians ⓘ
Persians ⓘ
Syrian ⓘ
surface form: Syrians
followedBy Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Hasmonean Kingdom

Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
follows Empire of Alexander the Great ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Macedonian Empire
foundedBy Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
governmentForm Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ
hasMonarch Antiochus I ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form: Near East
inception 312 BC ⓘ
knownFor Seleucid–Mauryan relations ⓘ
Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ
surface form: conflicts with Parthian Empire

Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: 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 period ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic world
peakPeriod reign of Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
local Near Eastern cults ⓘ
startTime late 4th century BC ⓘ
territoryIncludes Anatolia ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Cilicia ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

Media ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form: Phoenicia

Syria ⓘ
parts of Central Asia ⓘ
treaty Treaty with Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
urbanPlanning grid-planned cities ⓘ
usedScript Aramaic alphabet (historically) ⓘ
surface form: Aramaic script

Greek alphabet ⓘ
uses Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic culture

Referenced by (201)

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

Maccabean Revolt → hasMainBelligerent → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms → hasPart → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom → borderedBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
2 Maccabees → politicalContext → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Maurya Empire → diplomaticRelationsWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antioch → locatedIn → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antioch → capitalOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Teos → underRuleOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Soter → appliedTo → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid rulers
Sidon → ruledBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic period → hasPart → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Nabataean kingdom → neighbor → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Tarsus → underRuleOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hellenistic Seleucid Empire
Maccabees → opposed → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Latakia → foundedBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Caria → controlledBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Bithynia → underRuleOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antiochus III the Great → dynasty → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid dynasty
Antiochus III the Great → countryRuled → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Alexandria Eschate → laterControlledBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Diadochi → ruled → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Alexandria in Arachosia → underRuleOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Parthian Empire → borderedBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Parthian Empire → precededBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Didyma → patron → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo at Didyma
this entity surface form: Seleucid rulers
Seleucid Empire → dynasty → Seleucid Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid dynasty
Simon Thassi → opponent → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antioch on the Orontes → country → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antioch on the Orontes → partOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antioch on the Orontes → capitalOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → hasBorderWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → alliedWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic art → associatedWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Susa → capitalOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid Empire (regional)
Susa → controlledBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucids
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → dynasty → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid dynasty
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → birthPlace → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → countryRuled → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Bacchides → employer → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Bacchides → country → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Perge → underRuleOf → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → precededBy → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → secededFrom → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → tradePartner → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → conflictWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Ai-Khanoum → associatedWith → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Nicanor → employer → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Nicanor → allegiance → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Macedonian court → successorInfluenceOn → Seleucid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seleucid court
Indo-Greek Kingdoms → predecessor → Seleucid Empire ⓘ