Seleucus

Seleucus

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 II Callinicus (246–225 BC)
* Seleucus III Ceraunus (or Soter) (225–223 BC)
* Seleucus IV Philopator (187–175 BC)
* Seleucus V Philometor (126/125 BC)
* Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator (96–95 BC)
* Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes or Philometor (70s BC–60s BC?)

"Astronomer"

* Seleucus of Seleucia

"Grammarians"
*Seleucus, of Alexandria. He was nicknamed 'Homeric'. He was a sophist in Rome. He wrote exegetical works on pretty well every poet; On Differences between Synonyms; On Things Believed Falsely; On Proverbs of the Alexandrians; On Gods (100 books); and assorted other works

* Seleucus, of Emesa.. Aspalieutica in epic verse (4 books); commentary on the lyric poets; Parthica (2 books)

*Seleucus of Tarsus

"Poet"
*Seleuecus (son of Mnesiptolemus)


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  • Seleucus I — [sə lo͞o′kəs] died 280 B.C.; Macedonian general & founder of the Seleucid dynasty: called Seleucus Nicator …   English World dictionary

  • Seleucus — Seleucus, Berg im Narbonensischen Gallien im Gebiet der Tricorier, wo Magnentius zum zweiten Mal geschlagen wurde; j. Mont Saleon …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Seleucus I — (Seleucus Nicator) 358? 281? B.C., Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty. * * * …   Universalium

  • SELEUCUS II — SELEUCUS II. fil. Antiochi Thei, per ironiam Callinicus dictus, successit patti, An. 570. Urb. Cond. a Ptolemaeo Euergeta saepius victus, regnôque exutus: Obiit equi lapsu, An. 527. Strabo l. 16. Iustin. l. 27. Appian. de bello Syriaco etc …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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  • SELEUCUS V — SELEUCUS V. fil. Demetrii Nicanoris, thronum occupavit, Ann. 629. Urb. Cond. a Cleopatra matre, post marito vitam ereptam, sagittae ictu interfectus, paulo post inaugurationem. Appian. in Syriac. Iustin. l. 39. Euseb. in Chron …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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