Meanings
- historicalA Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).
2012, Robert Johns, The Visions of Daniel the Hebrew Prophet, Thomas Nelson (WestBow Press), page 63, Rome terminated the tiny, impotent remnant of the Seleucid Empire in 64 BCE.
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The protracted dynastic struggles completely exhausted the military and financial power of the remnants of the Seleucid Empire and left Syria powerless against the dangers that threatened it from outside and the ferment that weakened it internally.
1976, Abraham Malamat, A History of the Jewish People, Harvard University Press, page 217Based in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia, the Seleucid Empire was one of the largest and most powerful Hellenistic kingdoms created after the death of Alexander the Great.
2008, Monte L. Pearson, Perils of Empire: The Roman Republic and the American Republic, Algora Publishing, page 110
Translations
Estonian Seleukiidide riik
- Seleukiidide riikGreek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great
Finnish Seleukidien valtakunta
- Seleukidien valtakuntaGreek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great
German Seleukidenreich
- SeleukidenreichGreek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great
Italian impero seleucide
- impero seleucideGreek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great
Spanish Imperio seléucida
- Imperio seléucidaGreek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great
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Seleucid Empire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seleucid%20Empire
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