Se·leu·cid

(sĭ-lo͞o′sĭd)

adj.

Of or relating to a Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucus I after the death of Alexander the Great. It ruled much of Asia Minor from 312 to 64 bc.

A member or subject of this dynasty.

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Seleucid

(sɪˈluːsɪd)

n, pl -cids or -cidae (-sɪˌdiː)

(Biography) a member of a royal dynasty (312–64 bc) that at the zenith of its power ruled over an area extending from Thrace to India

adj

(Biography) of, relating to, or supporting the Seleucids or their dynasty

Seleucidan adj

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Se•leu•cid

(sɪˈlu sɪd)

n., pl. -cids, -ci•dae (-sɪˌdi)

adj. n.

1. a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 B.C., ruling an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.

adj.

2. Also, Se•leu′ci•dan. of or pertaining to the Seleucids or their dynasty.

[1850–55; < New Latin Seleucidēs < Greek Seleukídēs offspring of Seleucus I]

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Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire. Harvard University Press, 2018.

Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire

This historical study chronicles the introduction of a new dating system by the Seleucid Empire, the dominant power in the Near East during the Hellenistic period during the 4th century BCE.

Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire

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A Hindu-Jewish Festival of Lights: Making History on Sunday, Nov. 18

Despite good evidence for the deliberate employment of a hybrid or international style in the Seleucid empire's new settlements, such as at Failaka/Icarus and Seleucia-on-the-Tigris, Mairs' Graeco-Macedonian colonists are allowed responsibility for only the most stereotypical of Greek buildings.

The Hellenistic Far East: Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia

By 200 B.C., the most significant of these were the Ptolemaic Empire ruling in Egypt and the Seleucid Empire ruling most of the Near East from Antioch.

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The Land of the Elephant Kings: Space, Territory, and Ideology in the Seleucid Empire. By Paul J.

The Land of the Elephant Kings: Space, Territory, and Ideology in the Seleucid Empire

According to Dr Parpas, Bahrain was the main naval base of the Seleucid Empire's presence in the Gulf between 323BC and 140BC.

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