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Seleucia
Seleucia , ancient city of Mesopotamia, on the Tigris below modern Baghdad. Founded (c.312 BC) by Seleucus I, it soon replaced Babylon as the main center for east-west commerce through the valley. The city was the eastern capital of the Seleucids until the Parthians conquered it. The Seleucids then ... Read more
Laodicea
Laodicea , name of several Greek cities of Asia and Asia Minor built by the Seleucids in the 3d cent. BC The most important, Laodicea ad Lycum, was N of Colossae near the present Denizli. On the trade route from the East, the city prospered, particularly under Rome. Extensive Roman ruins include the... Read more
Lycia
Lycia , ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language . Lycia was frequently mentioned by Homer in Greek mythology. In historic times it was held by the Persians, the Seleucids, and the Romans (f... Read more
Bithynia
Bithynia , ancient country of NW Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. The original inhabitants were Thracians who established themselves as independent and were given some autonomy after Cyrus the Great incorporated Bithynia into the Persian Empire. After the death of Alexander the Great, the Bithynia... Read more
Antiochus III
Antiochus III (Antiochus the Great), d. 187 BC, king of Syria (223-187 BC), son of Seleucus II and younger brother of Seleucus III, whom he succeeded. At his accession the Seleucid empire was in decline. Although Antiochus did not succeed in totally restoring the greatness of the Seleucid dynasty, ... Read more
Ardashir I
Ardashir I [another form of Artaxerxes], d. 240, king of Persia (226?-240). He overthrew the last Parthian king, Artabanus IV, entered Ctesiphon, and reunited Persia out of the confusion of Seleucid decline. He established the strong Sassanid , or Sassanian, dynasty and reconquered the old eastern... Read more
Bactria
Bactria , ancient Greek kingdom in central Asia. Its capital was Bactra, present-day Balkh in N Afghanistan. Before the Greek conquest, the region was an eastern province of the Persian Empire. It prospered as the area for transmitting Siberian and Indian metals and goods to the Persians. When Ale... Read more
Chandragupta
Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya) , fl. c.321 BC-c.298 BC, Indian emperor, founder of the Maurya dynasty and grandfather of Asoka . He conquered the Magadha kingdom (in modern Bihar and Jharkhand) and eventually controlled all India N of the Vindhya Hills. In c.305, Chandragupta, with a huge a... Read more
Cilicia
Cilicia , ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range. It included a high and barren plateau, Cilicia Trachia or Cilicia Tracheia, and a fertile plain, Cilicia Pedias. The area was under the domination of the Assyrian Empire before it became p... Read more
Seleucus I
Seleucus I (Seleucus Nicator) , d. 280 BC, king of ancient Syria. An able general of Alexander the Great, he played a leading part in the wars of the Diadochi . In the new partition of the empire in 312 BC he received Babylonia. Conquest of Susiana and Media enlarged his holdings, and he invaded ... Read more

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Seleucids
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Seleucids Hellenistic dynastic empire founded by Seleucus I, a former general of Alexander the Great , between 306 and 281 bc. Centred...
Seleucia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...center for east-west commerce through the valley. The city was the eastern capital of the Seleucids until the Parthians conquered it. The Seleucids then moved their capital across the river to Ctesiphon, and Seleucia was thus superseded...
Bithynia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...advantage of the wars of the Diadochi to secure freedom from the Seleucids (297 BC). They established a dynasty under the leadership...Prusias II, and Nicomedes II, wars continued with the Seleucids and with Pergamum. In the 1st cent. BC, Mithradates VI...
Lebanon
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...Phoenicians and was occupied at various periods in history by the Seleucids, Romans, Muslims, Ottoman Turks, Egyptians, British...sold into slavery. The city was eventually controlled by the Seleucids in 200 B.C. and by the Romans in 68 B.C. Tyre, during...
Berenice
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and her marriage (252) to Antiochus II marked a temporary cessation in the wars between the Egyptian monarchs and the Seleucids. On the death of Antiochus, however, Laodice, the king's divorced first wife, brought about the death of Berenice and...
Persia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...549–330 bc), in turn destroyed by Alexander the Great . In the 3rd century bc , the Parthians supplanted the Seleucids , Alexander's successors. In ad 224, Ardashir I established the Sassanid dynasty. Weakened by defeat by the Byzantines...
Palestine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...rebuilt (516 BC). Under Persian rule Palestine enjoyed considerable autonomy. Alexander the Great of Macedon, conquered Palestine in 333 BC His successors, the Ptolemies and Seleucids, contested for Palestine. The attempt of the S
Commagene
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ptolemy, revolted in 162 BC, declaring absolute independence. The ruling dynasty of independent Commagene was related to the Seleucids. In 64 BC, King Antiochus I, a Roman ally, had his territory enlarged by Pompey, but when he aided the Parthians he was...
Aleppo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...cent. BC it was mostly ruled by Assyria and was known as Halman. It was later (6th cent. BC) held by the Persians and Seleucids. Seleucus I (d. 280 BC) rebuilt much of the city, renaming it Berea. The city's commercial importance was enhanced...
Palmyra
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...later came under Aramaic influence. In the third century b.c.e., the city achieved international prominence when the Seleucids made it a transfer point of east-west trade. Through trade contacts, the city absorbed Hellenic culture and the Greek...

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Parthia
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Parthians ruled an empire stretching from the Euphrates to the Indus. Established by the Parthians' rebellion against the Seleucids, the empire reached the peak of its power around the 2nd century bc . It was eventually eclipsed by the Sassanians. The...
Cilicia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...came under the control of the HITTITES , the ASSYRIANS , the ACHAEMENIDS , and ALEXANDER THE GREAT and was fought over by the SELEUCIDS and PTOLEMIES . In the 2nd century BC it became a haven for pirates, who were finally crushed by the Roman general Pompey...
Persepolis
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...ceremonial buildings and cuneiform inscriptions in Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian. It was partially destroyed in 330 bc by Alexander the Great, and though it survived as the capital of the Seleucids it began to decline after this date.
Ptolemy
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...there lived a large community of Jews). In the 2nd cent. BCE there was considerable strife within the dynasty, with the Seleucids of Syria, and finally with the Romans. The last of the line was Cleopatra VII, married to Mark Antony, who gave her his...
Seleucia
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Antioch which was 26 km. (16 miles) to the east; the River Orontes was 8 km. (5 miles) to the south. Egyptians and Seleucids wrested control of it from each other in the 3rd and 2nd cents. BCE (1 Macc. 11: 8) but in 63 BCE it was granted the...
Jerusalem
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Alexander the Great , Jerusalem's political importance recovered, but Hellenistic ideas and customs intruded under the Seleucids of Syria in the 2nd cent. BCE (1 Macc. 1: 14), to the dismay of traditionalist Jews who re-established and fortified...
Pergamum
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...ruled 241–197), inflicted a severe defeat on the GALATIANS and for a time wrested most of Asia Minor from the SELEUCIDS . He allied himself to Rome in the first two MACEDONIAN WARS and his pro-Roman policy was followed by his successors. Thus...
Ptolemies
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Aegean and Asia Minor. The reigns of the Ptolemies who succeeded him were characterized externally by struggles with the SELEUCIDS for control of Syria, Asia Minor, and the Aegean; and internally by dissatisfaction and rebellion among the native Egyptians...

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Daniel 11 and the sociohistorical setting of the Book of Daniel
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...comprised of Jewish courtiers employed by the Seleucids. I. A Brief Review of Previous Positions...with the Maccabees to fight against the Seleucids.'o J. J. Collins has argued, however...little help" in the battle against the Seleucids, the verse reflects a view of the value...
Between the sword and the scepter
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/19/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Judah the Maccabee was still fighting the Seleucids, the Greek dynasty that ruled Syria...Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids. But while the enemy's numbers have...opportunity. The revolt in Judea was not the Seleucids' only worry. There were the Romans...
THE POLITICS OF PARTHIAN COINAGE IN MEDIA
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...tetradrachms were the standard currency of the Seleucids. According to Sellwood, during the...which was then still controlled by the Seleucids. Possibly due to his personal participation...part personally in the war against the Seleucids. His commander may have led a division...
Jews around the world prepare to light their hanukkiot
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/29/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...world celebrate the victory over the Seleucids and the miraculous rededication of the...after it had been desecrated by the Seleucids, the Hellenized rulers of Syria who...overwhelming odds and gained victory over the Seleucids in eight battles. During the period...
The historical setting: scholars use four methods to date the Dead Sea Scrolls: radioactive carbon-14 testing, paleography, archaeology, and references to historical events and persons within the scrolls themselves.(research)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...community maintained good relations with the Seleucids. Eventually, however, disagreements...December 164 B.C.E., where the Seleucids had set up an altar to a Greek god...Romans before he was killed fighting the Seleucids. Judah's brother, Jonathan, succeeded...
Why Queen Cleopatra was definitely not Black!
Newspaper article from: Westside Gazette; 12/29/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...attempts by Alexander's other descendants and nobles, the Seleucids of Syria and the Antigonids of Greece, to grab Egypt's...to covet the wealth of Egypt and began to conspire with the Seleucids and Antigonids against the Ptolemies. No outrage was too...
Did the Maccabees betray the Hanukka revolution?
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/27/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...fighters overcome the heavily armed forces of the Hellenist Seleucids? The first, and most obvious answer - the answer that is...brothers recaptured the Temple and purified it in 164 BCE, the Seleucids gave up on the policy of religious repression. But the Maccabee...
On Chanukah, We Met the Enemy, And They Was Us
Newspaper article from: Forward; 12/21/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...was hardly in the interest of the Syrian Greek rulers, the Seleucids, who were in constant struggle with the Ptolemaic rulers...contention between the Ptolemies, who ruled Egypt, and the Seleucids, who ruled Syria. In 169, therefore, with Menelaus as...
The revolt of the Maccabees.(Judas Maccabeus)
Magazine article from: The National Interest; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...eastern side at Afghanistan and eastern Iran. While the Seleucids claimed sovereignty over this entire region, their core area comprised what is present-day Syria and Iraq. The Seleucids were in constant struggles with the Ptolemies of Egypt...
Hanukkah reminds Jews to honor their heritage
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 12/10/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...a king named Antiochus Epiphanes rose to the throne of the Seleucids, the Greek-influenced Syrians who ruled Palestine at the...against the far more numerous and well-armed armies of the Seleucids and retake control of their religion, their kingdom and their...