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Seleucus III Soter, called Seleucus Ceraunus (Greek: Σέλευκος Γ΄ ὁ Σωτήρ, ὁ Κεραυνός; c. 243 BC – April/June 223 BC, ruled December 225 – April/June 223 BC), was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom, the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice II.
Seleucus III Ceraunus was the son of Seleucus II Callinicus and the fifth king of the Seleucid Empire. Reign. After becoming king, Seleucus III went to war against Attalus I in Asia Minor and two years later Seleucus was assassinated. His brother Antiochus the Great became the new king.
Seleucus (3) III Ceraunus, king of the Seleucid empire (226/5 or 225/4–222bce), eldest son of *Seleucus (2) II. His original name was Alexandros (PorphyryFGrH 260 F 32,9). He subsidized the New Year Festival in *Babylon (BCHP 12).
Oct 22, 2019 · Antiochus II Theos' successors, Seleucus II Callinicus (r. 246-225 BCE) and Seleucus III Ceraunus (r. 225-223 BCE) could do nothing to bring the breakaway states back under their control and, at the same time, were struggling with a failing economy and the growing power of the Celts – formerly somewhat under Seleucid control – who had ...
Seleucus III Ceraunus (c. 243 BC – 223 BC) was a king of the Seleucid Empire, ruling from 225 BC until his assassination in 223 BC. His short and troubled reign was marked by internal strife and external conflicts, reflecting the ongoing challenges faced by the Seleucid Empire during this period.
Seleucus III Soter (Ceraunus), Seleucid king (r. ca. 225-223/2 BCE). Seleucus was the eldest son of Seleucus II and Laodice II. He reigned only briefly. Upon his accession, the young Seleucus led an expedition to western Asia Minor in order to regain the territory that had been lost to Attalus I of Pergamon during his father’s reign.
The Seleucid dynasty or the Seleucidae ( ⫽ sɪˈluːsɪˌdiː ⫽; Greek: Σελευκίδαι, Seleukídai, "descendants of Seleucus") was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Seleucid Empire based in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.
Jun 8, 2021 · Abstract. ]fo [Seleukos III Keraunos, son of king Seleukos II Kallinikos and his wife Laodike, reigned over the Seleucid Empire from 225/4 to 222 bce.
Seleucus III Ceraunus or Soter (c. 243 BC - 223 BC), eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus, was a Seleucid king, who after a brief reign of three years (225 BC-223 BC) was assassinated in Asia Minor by members of his army while on campaign against Attalus I of Pergamon.
Achaeus ( Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός, Akhaios; died 213 BC) was a general and later a separatist ruler of part of the Greek Seleucid kingdom. He was the son of Andromachus, whose sister Laodice II married Seleucus II Callinicus, the father of Antiochus III the Great. [1]
