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- Seleucus established himself in Babylon in 312 BC, the year later used as the foundation date of the Seleucid Empire. Babylonian War (311–309 BC) The rise of Seleucus in Babylon threatened the eastern extent of the territory of Antigonus I Monophthalmus in Asia.
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The rise of Seleucus in Babylon threatened the eastern extent of the territory of Antigonus I Monophthalmus in Asia. Antigonus, along with his son Demetrius I Poliorcetes, unsuccessfully led a campaign to annex Babylon. The victory of Seleucus ensured his claim of Babylon and legitimacy.
At the Partition of Triparadisus in 321 BC, Seleucus was appointed Satrap of Babylon under the new regent Antipater. But almost immediately, the wars between the Diadochi resumed and one of the most powerful of the Diadochi, Antigonus, forced Seleucus to flee Babylon.
Seleucus I Nicator (born c. 358 bce, Europus, Macedonia—died August/September 281, near Lysimachia, Thrace) 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.
- Seleucus Claimed To Be The Son Of A God. Seleucus was the son of Antiochus and Laodice, born in Europus of Macedonia sometime around 358 BCE. His father was a Macedonian general fighting alongside King Philip II, Alexander the Great’s father.
- He Followed Alexander In His Persian Campaign. Coming from a noble family, Seleucus was indeed educated and must have taken part in the expansive wars of Philip II.
- Seleucus Married A Bactrian Princess. One of the most notable moments and there were many, of Alexander’s Persian campaign took place when he reached the distant kingdom of Bactria.
- He Played A Part In An Assassination. In 323 BCE, Alexander left his final breath in Babylon at the age of 32. According to Arian (7.26), moments before his death, Alexander was asked to whom he left his kingdom and replied: “to the best.”
Mar 29, 2023 · As governor of Babylon, General Seleucus set out to build the military force of Babylon and expand the boundaries of the city. Just as he was about to complete his mission, his arch rival and fellow general Antigonus – the ruler of Macedon – attacked Babylon.
Oct 22, 2019 · After a power struggle, they divided it between themselves with Cassander taking Greece, Ptolemy I Soter Egypt, Lysimachus Thrace and Anatolia, Antigonus – who had held Anatolia - dying at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE, and Seleucus, having claimed Babylon as his own, taking Mesopotamia and Central Asia.
Seleucus once again turned his attention to returning to Babylonia, and in August 312 he was able to reconquer Babylon with only a small army. This conquest marked the beginning of the Seleucid era, which is dated Dios 1 (Oct. 7), 312, in the Macedonian calendar and Nisan 1 (April 3), 311, in the Babylonian calendar.
