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Seleucus I Nicator (/ sɪˈluːkəs /; [4] Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, [b] lit. 'Seleucus the Victorious'; c. 358 – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, led by the Seleucid dynasty.
Sep 5, 2024 · Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian army officer who founded the Seleucid kingdom. In the struggles following the death of Alexander the Great, he rose from governor of Babylon to king of an empire centering on Syria and Iran.
May 22, 2021 · By the winter of 282/1, Seleucus I was known as Nicator (the victorious). He had created a vast empire containing lands from Asia Minor to India. He had survived a series of brutal wars and spent most of his life in the field of battle, making a name for himself and founding the Seleucid Empire that would affect the lives of millions of people.
May 29, 2012 · Seleucus I Nicator (l. c. 358-281 BCE, r. 305-281 BCE) was one of the generals of Alexander the Great (l. 356-323 BCE) who made up the group of Diadochi ("successors") who divided the vast Macedonian...
Seleucus I Nicator , (born c. 358, Europus, Macedonia—died August/September 281 bc, near Lysimachia, Thrace), Macedonian army officer, founder of the Seleucid dynasty. After the death of Alexander the Great, under whom he had served, Seleucus won an empire centred on Syria and Iran.
Sep 13, 2024 · Seleucid empire (312–64 BCE), an ancient empire that at its greatest extent stretched from Thrace in Europe to the border of India. It was carved out of the remains of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian empire by its founder, Seleucus I Nicator. Learn more about the Seleucid empire in this article.
Seleucus I (surnamed for later generations Nicator, Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ (Seleucus Victor) (ca. 358 B.C.E.–281 B.C.E.), was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire .
Oct 22, 2019 · The Seleucid Empire (312-63 BCE) was the vast political entity established by Seleucus I Nicator ("Victor" or "Unconquered", l. c. 358-281 BCE, r. 305-281 BCE), one of the generals of Alexander the Great who claimed a part of his empire after Alexander 's death in 323 BCE.
Seleucus (1) I Nicator, founder of the *Seleucid empire, fought with *Alexander (3) the Great as ‘companion’ (hetairos), from 326 as commander of the elite corps of hypaspistai; after Alexander's death commander of the Companion cavalry (323–320), satrap of Babylonia (320–316 or 315), self-appointed stratēgos of Asia (311–305) and ...
Alexander’s friend Seleucus Nicator (r. 312–281 B.C.) became king of the eastern provinces—approximately modern Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, together with parts of Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
