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  Seleucus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Seleucus was the name of several Macedonian kings of the Seleucid dynasty ruling in the area of Syria.
Seleucus I Nicator (Satrap 311 - 305 BC, King 305 BC - 281 BC)
Seleucus III Ceraunus (or Soter) (225 - 223 BC)
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 Seleucus I biography
Seleucus I Nicator (312-c.281 B.C.), the first of the line, was the son of Antiochus, a general of Philip of Macedon.
Seleucus undertook an expedition against the revolted provinces of Parthia and Bactria about 235 B.C., but was routed by Arsaces the Great (see ARSACIDAE), while in the west several provinces were wrested from his brother by Attalus I, the King of Pergamum (229-227).
Seleucus IV Philopator (186-175) was eager to dispossess Eumenes II of the provinces which his father, Attalus, had taken, but fear of the Romans prevented him from carrying out his design.
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 Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus or Pogon (the epithets meaning "beautiful victor" and "bearded", respectively) reigned from 246 to 225 BC as head of the Seleucid dynasty.
Berenice's brother, Ptolemy III, who had just succeeded to the Egyptian throne, at once invaded the Seleucid realm and marched victoriously to the Tigris or beyond, receiving the submission of the eastern provinces, whilst his fleets swept the coasts of Asia Minor.
He was succeeded by his elder son, Seleucus III Ceraunus and later by his younger son Antiochus III the Great.
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 Seleucus III Ceraunus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
243 BC - 223 BC), was the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus and a Seleucid king.
After a brief reign of three years (225 BC-223 BC), Seleucus was assassinated in Asia Minor by members of his army while on campaign against Attalus I of Pergamon.
His official byname "Soter" means "Saviour", while his nickname "Ceraunus" means "Thunder" in Greek.
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 Seleucus III
Seleucus III, after consolidating the forces that were left in his empire, was called to war in Asia Minor.
There he was assassinated, and his younger brother Antiochus III succeeded to the throne.
Portrait of Seleucus III; rev: Apollo seated on omphalos.
www.ancientroute.com /people/Seleucus3.htm   (42 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seleucids
SELEUCUS III CERAUNUS (226-24), the elder son of Seleucus, succeeded, and on his assassination the younger son ANTIOCHUS III THE GREAT (224-187).
Seleucus secured the return of his younger brother Antiochus, who lived as a hostage in Rome, by sending his own son Demetrius thither instead.
Defeated by Seleucus near Antiochia in 95, Antiochus IX committed suicide to escape imprisonment.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13690a.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Seleucus (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
(1) Seleucus I (Nicator, "The Conqueror"), the founder of the Seleucids or House of Seleucus, was an officer in the grand and thoroughly equipped army, which was perhaps the most important part of the inheritance that came to Alexander the Great from his father, Philip of Macedon.
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 Daniel 11:7-9, who was expelled from his kingdom by Ptolemy Euergetes.
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 Visions in Daniel - Appendix: The close correspondence between Daniel 11 and history
The empire of Seleucus III was almost captured.
Seleucus II failed in an invasion of Egypt.
Seleucus IV sent his minion to plunder the temple treasury.
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 The Amazing Prophecy
Some time after being embarrassed by Ptolemy III Eugeretes, Seleucus II Callinicus regained control of Syria and later attempted to enter Egypt, but was unsuccessful and died in 227 B.C. This is the meaning of “the latter will enter.
Seleucus II Callinicus had two sons named Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus III The Great.
Seleucus III Ceraunus became king first, reigned for only four years, and died in battle.
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 Articles - Seleucus II Callinicus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ptolemy III, who was Berenice's brother and the ruler of Egypt, invaded the Seleucid Empire and marched victoriously to the Tigris or beyond.
However, Antiochus Hierax, a younger brother of Seleucus, was set up as a rival in Asia Minor against Seleucus by a party to which Laodice herself adhered.
At Ancyra (about 235 BC) Seleucus sustained a crushing defeat and left the country beyond the Taurus to his brother and the other powers of the peninsula.
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 Antiochus Iii The Great   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It had a royal treasury which was plundered in turn by Alexander, Seleucus, and Antiochus III.
Antiochus III the Great, (ruled 223 - 187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became ruler of the Seleucid kingdom as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC.
The Seleucid kingdom as Antiochus left it fell to his son, Seleucus IV Philopator.
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 A Faith-Building Study From Daniel 11 : Christian Courier
The “prince” of Ptolemy I Soter was Seleucus I Nicator (312-280 B.C.).
Seleucus III Ceraunus (226-223 B.C.) was murdered after a short three-year reign, and his brother Antiochus III (223-187 B.C.) came to the throne.
Antiochus III, dictating the terms of peace, gave his daughter Cleopatra to Ptolemy V for a wife (note: The Cleopatra associated with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony was of a later era; Miller, p.
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 NKJV | Daniel 11:1 - 11:45
Seleucus attempted an attack on Egypt but returned to Syria without accomplishing his purpose.
Antiochus III's daughter Cleopatra was given in marriage to Ptolemy V Epiphanes of Egypt in order to destroy or undermine Egypt, but Cleopatra sided with her husband over her father.
Antiochus III undertook a vigorous campaign into Asia Minor and the Aegean region.
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 Seleucus III Ceraunus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Seleucus III Ceraunus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
(Click link for more info and facts about Seleucus II) Seleucus II
(Click link for more info and facts about Antiochus III) Antiochus III
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 seleucid dynasty
Seleucus I Nicator (Nicator, "the Victor") (around 358-281 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, after Alexander's death in 323 BC, established himself and his family in Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, ruling as far as the Indus region.
Antiochus I Soter (co-ruler from 291, ruled 281 - 261 BC)
Antiochus III the Great (223 - 187 BC)
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 Seleucid dynasty - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Seleucus I Nicator (Nicator, "the Victor") (around 358–281 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, after Alexander's death in 323 BC, founded the Seleucid Empire.
Seleucus I Nicator (Satrap 311–305 BC, King 305 BC–281 BC)
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes or Philometor (70s BC–60s BC?)
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Seleucids   (135 words)

  
 223 BC - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation 223 BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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* Antiochus III the Great succeeds his older brother Seleucus III Ceraunus as king of the Seleucid dynasty.
* Seleucus III Ceraunus, King of the Seleucid dynasty.
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 Seleucia, Seleukos III - Ancient Greek Coinage - WildWinds.com
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Diademed head of Seleucus III right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow & resting hand on grounded bow, XU monogram in outer left field, WR monogram in outer right field.
Search for Seleucus III in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Keywords, Catalog ID, etc.) Lot: 177 (click on image to enlarge) G3998 SELEUCID KINGDOM: Seleucus III Ceraunus.
Diademed head of Seleucus III right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, XU monogram in outer left field, WR monogram in outer right field.
Extremely fine Estimated Value: $ 975 Lot sold for $900, [ approx 675 EUR, 468 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee.
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 <tanbible.com> - DANIEL: Verse by Verse
DAN 11:10 But his sons shall be stirred up
After the death of Seleucus II and the expiration of the truce of 240, Seleucus III "Ceraunus" expended three years of his short reign waging wars in Asia Minor.
Upon his death, the army summoned Antiochus III "the Great" to the Seleucid throne.
www.tanbible.com /int_dvv/int_dvv_c11_05.htm   (805 words)

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