seleucid









seleucid


noun, plural Se·leu·ci·dae [si-loo-si-dee] /sɪˈlu sɪˌdi/.

  1. a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Seleucids or their dynasty.

noun plural -cids or -cidae (-sɪˌdiː)

  1. 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

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or supporting the Seleucids or their dynasty

1803, in reference to dynasty founded in Syria 312 B.C.E. by Seleucus Nicator, general of Alexander. It lasted until the Roman conquest 65 B.C.E. The Seleucidan Era, a local reckoning in the East (maintained by Syrian Christians) usually is dated to Sept. 1, 312 B.C.E.

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