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Seleucid Empire

Seleucid Empire proper noun: a Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).

Proper noun

Seleucid Empire

  1. (historical) A Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).
    • The protracted dynastic struggles completely exhausted the military and financial power of the remnants of the Seleucid Empire and left Syria powerless against the dangers that threatened it from outside and the ferment that weakened it internally.1976, Abraham Malamat, A History of the Jewish People, Harvard University Press, page 217
    • Based in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia, the Seleucid Empire was one of the largest and most powerful Hellenistic kingdoms created after the death of Alexander the Great.2008, Monte L. Pearson, Perils of Empire: The Roman Republic and the American Republic, Algora Publishing, page 110

Questions about Seleucid Empire

What does Seleucid Empire mean?
Seleucid Empire means a Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).
What part of speech is Seleucid Empire?
Seleucid Empire is a proper noun.

Words near Seleucid Empire in the dictionary

  1. Seleucia-on-Tigris
  2. Seleucian
  3. Seleucians
  4. Seleucias
  5. seleucid
  6. Seleucid Empire
  7. Seleucidae
  8. Seleucidan
  9. Seleucidean
  10. Seleucides
  11. Seleucidian

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