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	Persian Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Cyrus rallied the Persians together, and in 550 BC defeated the forces of Astyages, who was then captured by his own nobles and turned over to the triumphant Cyrus, now Shah of a unified Persian kingdom.
		Persia's weakness was exposed to the Greeks in 401 BC, when the Satrap of Sardis hired ten thousand Greek mercenaries to help secure his claim to the imperial throne (see Xenophon).
		By the first century BC, Parthia was decentralized, ruled by feudal nobles.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Persian_Empire (3786 words)

	Antiochos Hierax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Antiochos Hierax was born around 263 BC as the second son of Antiochos II Theos and Laodike.
		At the age of fourteen his mother made him co-ruler in Asia Minor with his brother, Seleukos II Kallinikos, while the latter was engaged in staving off a Ptolemaic assault on Syria and the east.
		In 240/39 BC Antiochos failed to accept an agreement which partitioned the Seleukid empire between himself and his brother.
	www.seleukids.org /AntiochosHierax.htm (584 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		226 BC, king of ancient Syria (247-226 BC), son of Antiochus II.
		On his father's death there was a struggle for the throne between Seleucus and his stepmother, Berenice (on behalf of her infant son).
		In the new partition of the empire in 312 BC he received Babylonia.
	encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=@DOCTITLE+Seleucus+I%09%09%09%09 (101 words)

	The Book of Daniel, Chapter 11
		With Alexander's premature death in 323 BC, the Grecian Empire was broken into four separate divisions under the control of four former generals who became kings sixteen years later, after considerable political wrangling and the murder of all of Alexander's heirs.
		In 170 BC, Antiochus IV attacked and overtook the Egyptian army between Pelusium and the mountain Casius.
		Returning to Egypt in the spring of 168 BC to besiege Alexandria and the two young boy Egyptian kings, Antiochus IV was met by the Roman ambassadors, Popilius Loena, C. Decimius, and C. Hostilius.
	www.csg.net /eschatology/Daniel-11.htm (3389 words)

	Seleucid dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Seleucid kingdom dated its beginning from 312 BC when Seleucus I Nicator seized Babylon in his own name; but his empire was not really established until Antigonus I was defeated at Ipsus in 301 BC, and Asia Minor was not included until Lysimachus was eliminated in Lydia in 281 BC.
		In the treaty of Apamea in 188 BC Scipio imposed the same conditions, demanded twenty hostages including his son Antiochus, a reduction of ships to twelve, and payment to Rome for the cost of the war totaling 15,000 talents over the next twelve years.
		In 183 BC Pharnaces I, who according to Polybius surpassed all previous kings in his contempt for the laws, attacked Sinope, then took Tium in Bithynia and invaded Galatia.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /seleucid-dynasty.htm (1673 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		283 BC - 247 BC...............................................................280 BC - 262 BC Ptolemy III Euergetes.......................................................
		205 BC - 181 BC................................................................226 BC - 223 BC Ptolemy VI Philometer.......................................................
		Her influence engaged him in a war with Ptolemy Philadelphus, King of the South in 260 BC, which was terminated in 252 BC by a marriage between Antiochus and Bernice, Ptolemy's daughter.
	home.earthlink.net /~mcasale/3-2Heads.htm (3455 words)

	K.U.Leuven - Fayum Project
		In 246 BC some kind of outlet was constructed connecting Autodike with Apias (P.Petrie III 43 (2)).
		III 842 (AD 140) the land of Apias was south of Herakleia and close to the pedion of Psarbatalis and Pyrros, which belonged to the territory of Philopator Apiados, a neighbouring village of Apias.
		In 184 BC Petesouchos was brewer in the village (SB XX 14955).
	fayum.arts.kuleuven.ac.be /0240.html (1061 words)

	The Seven Wonders: The Colossus of Rhodes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 408 BC, the cities united to form one territory, with a unified capital, Rhodes.
		In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Macedonia who were also rivals of the Ptolemies, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to break the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance.
		When a peace agreement was reached in 304 BC, the Antagonids lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind.
	ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/wonders/colossus.html (678 words)

	Paul's First Missionary Journey, Antioch Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Antioch in Syria.—In 301 BC, shortly after the battle of Ipsus, which made him master of Syria, Seleucus Nicator rounded the city of Antioch, naming it after his father Antiochus.
		In 83 BC, on the collapse of the Seleucid monarchy, Antioch fell into the hands of Tigranes, king of Armenia, who held Syria until his defeat by the Romans fourteen years later.
		In 64 BC the country was definitely annexed to Rome by Pompey, who granted considerable privileges to Antioch, which now became the capital of the Roman province of Syria.
	www.geocities.com /dryoussefnattia/antiochs.html (692 words)

	A short history of Iran
		In the third millenium BC the state of Elam is formed.
		Around 1200 BC in the west of the country Media is founded.
		From 250 BC Persia is ruled by Parthia and in 226 BC Persia regains independence under the Sassanides.
	www.electionworld.org /history/iran.htm (641 words)

	230 BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
		Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC
		The Roman Lucius Coruncanius is assaulted and killed while on a diplomatic mission to Queen Teuta, an event leading to the First Illyrian War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/230_BC (182 words)

	chronology of boys' clothing : ancient civilizations -- Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Artaxerxes, a descendant of Sassan, in 226 A.D., declared Persia independent of Parthia and began a military campaign aginst neignoring countries and the Parthians.
		Cyrus overthre the Median rulers and conquuered important neighboring territories, Lydia (546 BC) and Babylon (539 BC)--establishing Persian as the preminentpower of the age.
		His huge army was defeated by the Greeks in the epic battle of Marathon (490 BC), one of the decisive battles of history.
	histclo.hispeed.com /chron/ancient/ac-per.html (1390 words)

	Second Punic War, 218-201 BC
		The key event of his time in charge was that in c.226 BC he signed a treaty with Rome agreeing not to interfere north of the River Ebro.
		In 211 BC Rome signed an alliance with the Aetolian league, one of the stronger powers in Greece, and Philip found himself under attack from several sides at once.
		In 211 BC a new Carthaginian commander, with a slightly reinforced army, led resistance from Agrigentum.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/wars_punic2.html (8219 words)

	Greek Rule -- Ptolemies & Seleucids
		In 252 BC a peace agreement was finally reached after neither side was able to defeat the other.
		In the year 221 BC, Ptolemy III died and was succeeded by Ptolemy IV, Philopater, who was without a doubt the most cruel and vicious ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
		In the year 169 BC Antiochus invaded Egypt in an attempt to destroy once and for all the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
	www.zianet.com /maxey/Inter2.htm (2912 words)

	Seleucid Empire, page 1 (Seleucus I - Timarchos)
		Seleucus was assassinated by the disgruntled son of Ptolomy in 281 BC.
		It began to decline in 190 BC after a first defeat by the Romans and lasted until 64 BC when the last Seleucid king, Antiochus XIII, was murdered by Sampsiceramus, an Arab emir, at the behest of Pompey the Great.
		Son of Seleucus I. Coregent 294 - 281 BC; Sole Reign 281 - 261 BC.
	www.grifterrec.com /coins/seleucia/seleucid.html (456 words)

	Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Following the battle of Ilipa in 206 BC Two Spanish Kings (Indibil of the Ilergetes and Mandonio of the Ilergavones) revolt against Rome, and invade the territories of Rome’s allies the Suessetani and Edetani.
		In 205 BC Indibil and Mandonio continue to cause trouble, but Indibil is defeated and killed in battle, and Mandonio is captured and executed.
		In south-west Hispania the Turdetani (under Culcas and Luxinio), supported by the cities of Sexi (Almuñecar) and Malaca (Málaga), defeat and kill C. Sempronius Tuditanis (one of the new Roman governors sent that year).
	www.balagan.org.uk /war/0240bc/chronology.htm (614 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Seleucus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		265-226 bc), ruler (246-226 bc) of the Seleucid kingdom, the son of Antiochus II Theos.
		125 bc), king of Syria (145-139 bc and 129-125 bc), son of Demetrius I. With the aid of Ptolemy VI,...
		Antigonus II (of Macedonia), called Antigonus Gonatas (c., 319-239 bc), king of Macedon (283-239 bc).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Seleucus_II.html (93 words)

	Ages.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The last of these successor kingdoms, the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, was annexed to the Roman Empire in 30 BC by Octavian.
		The Principate can be dated from 30 BC, when Octavian (30 BC - 14 AD) became sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
		The mid 3rd century crisis was precipitated in part by attacks from the Sassanid Empire, which had replaced the Parthian Empire in 226.
	www.cit.gu.edu.au /~s285238/Roman/Ages.html (991 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Chares of Lindos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A pupil of Lysippos, he was best known for the bronze Colossus that stood by the harbour in the main town on Rhodes (it probably did not straddle the harbour, as was believed in the Middle Ages).
		Having taken more than 12 years to complete, the statue appears to have stood for less than a century; an earthquake overturned it in 227–226 BC, and the remains were plundered in the Middle Ages, carried away to Edessa in Turkey.
		The head of the statue may be reproduced on Rhodian Helios coins of the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
	www.artnet.com /library/01/0159/T015999.asp (291 words)

	Opportunities in Burns Lake and The Lakes District, Northern British Columbia, Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is 500 kilometres from the BC-Alberta border, 500 kilometres from Prince Rupert, 1,000 kilometres from the BC - Yukon Border and 1,000 kilometres from the BC - Washington State border.
		Burns Lake and the Lakes District covers an area of approximately 1,564,191 hectares in total, with 9% of this figure comprised of lakes and 2% consisting of the northern portion of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
		Babine Lake is the longest natural lake in the province of BC.
	www.lakesdistrict.com /bldced/access.html (603 words)

	Seven Wonders
		Supposedly built by the king about 600 BC to please his wife, a princess from the mountains, but they are also asssociated with the Assyrian Queen Semiramis.
		In 356 BC a man named Herostratus burned the temple to ground in an attempt to immortalize his name.
		The beauty of the Mausoleum is not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/connections_n2/wonders.html (538 words)

	The Colossus of Rhodes
		(4th century BC) was a monumental marble tomb.
		(3rd century BC), located in Alexandria, Egypt, was a famous ancient lighthouse.
		Note: The color painting at the top of the page is of artistic nature and does not necessarily Represent an accurate reconstruction of the Wonder.
	www.angelfire.com /music/staraudio/7wonders/6.html (347 words)

	bible.org: ISBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		His rule extended from 312 to 280 BC, the year of his death; at least the Seleucid era which seems to be referred to in 1 Macc 1:16 is reckoned from Seleucus I, 312 BC to 65 BC, when Pompey reduced the kingdom of Syria to a Roman province.
		(2) Seleucus II (Callinicus, "The Gloriously Triumphant"), who reigned from 246 to 226 BC, was the son of Antiochus Soter and is "the king of the north" in Dan 11:7-9, who was expelled from his kingdom by Ptolemy Euergetes.
		He had a short reign of rather more than 2 years (226-223 BC) and is referred to in Dan 11:10.
	www.bible.org /isbe.asp?id=7792 (473 words)

	Legion XXIV - Time Line of Republican Rome
		207 BC Battle of Metaurus (south of Fano on Adriatic coast of Italy), 2nd Punic War (219-202) where Marcus Livius and Claudius Nero and Roman force of 50,000 defeated a Carthginian army (50,000 with war elephants) under Hasdrubal (brother of Hannibal) and was the turning point in expelling the Carthginians from Italy.
		66 BC Pompey re-defeats Mithridates at Nicopolis (Armenia)
		58 BC Julius Caesar appointed Proconsul-Governor of Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul and Illyricum.
	www.legionxxiv.org /republictimeline (3695 words)

	222 BC
		222 BC Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
		Years: 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC - 222 BC - 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC
		Romans conquered the area later known as Cisalpine Gaul.
	www.fastload.org /22/222_BC.html (144 words)

	Wild Side Adventures International World Wonders-- Guide, hotels, cars, cruises, maps, attractions, dining, nightlife
		The temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed in 356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus.
		A strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC and broke the Colossus at its weakest point -the knee.
		_ lighthouse built 280 BC on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, by Sostratus of Cnidus, in what is now Egypt.
	www.wildsidepdx.com /WorldWonders.html (419 words)

	Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia
		After conquering the world, Alexander the Great, at the age of 32 died an untimely death at Babel in 323 B.C. The Sassanid settlement of Selucia-Ctesiphon (Ma-da-in) boasted of a giant arch (the only remnant of the palace still standing) which was believed to have been the widest span of pure brickwork in the world.
		Settled in the 4th millennium BC it prospered during its First Dynasty (3000-2600 BC), and during its Third Dynasty, it became the richest City In Mesopotamia.
		In 275 BC the city was abandoned when the Seleucid dynasty built a new capital at Seleucia.
	www.faculty.fairfield.edu /jmac/meso/meso.htm (3181 words)

	Persian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Avesta the language of Kitab-e-Avesta, composed by Zoroaster (c 1100 BC) the founder of Zoroastrianism.
		Old Persian This form of the language may be dated to the period of the Achaemanian kings around 550 BC.
		Later, during the reign of Sassanides (226 BC-652 AD), remarkable improvements took place in the pronunciation and form of this language.
	search.com.bd /banglapedia/Content/HT/P_0148.HTM (5630 words)

	221 BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2005--(T-Net)--Optimal Geomatics Inc., announced its financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2005 ended April 30th, 2005.
		Vancouver, BC, June 8, 2005--(T-Net)--MIV Therapeutics, Inc. announced it has exercised the option provided in its Collaborative Research Agreement with the University of British Columbia to license two additional technologies for advanced biocompatible and drug-eluting coatings for cardiovascular stents and other medical devices.
		Seventeen ancient tombs believed to be built in the Warring States Period (403 BC.- 221 BC.) were found in a recent rescue excavation at an express highway construction site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
	www.infothis.com /find/221_BC (372 words)

	SELEUCID EMPIRE
		In the latter 280s BC, Philetairos changed his allegiance to Seleukos I. Shortly thereafter in 281 BC, Lysimachos was defeated by Seleukos at the Battle of Korupedion.
		This coinage, commemorating Seleukos I, was struck while Pergamon was still loyal to the Seleukids, under their king Antiochos I. Houghton and Lorber (SC), citing Le Rider and Newell, assign this coinage to the aftermath of Antiochos' victory over the Galatians, circa 269/8 BC.
		Kingdom of Syria, Antiochus VII Sidetes, 138-129 BC, AR tetradrachm, (16.59g) Antioch or mint associated with Antioch, Diademed and draped head right, fillet border.
	home1.gte.net /~vze3xycv/RulersCoins/seleucidPic.htm (1921 words)

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