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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Collection of facts about the Seleucid Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Seleucid Empire (312 - 63 BC). There are 7 facts listed below.

Founded by Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator (312 BC)
Received Babylonia and Assyria from division of Macedonia
Expanded to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Anatolia, Levant, Kuwait and parts of Turkmenistan
Fought Maura Empire (305 - 303 BC)
Fought Ptolemaic Egypt in Syrian Wars (3rd - 2nd centuries BC)
Antiochus III the Great attempted to conquer Greece and lost to Roman Republic (2nd century BC)
Annexed by Roman Republic (63 BC)

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