Seleucia (disambiguation) — Seleucia was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River. Seleucia may refer to: *Seleucia (Pamphylia), now at Bucakşeyhler, Antalya Province, Turkey *Seleucia… … Wikipedia
Seleucia — Seleucia, Name mehrer asiat. Städte. Die wichtigste war S. am Tigris, von Seleucus Nikator gegründet u. mit einer griech. Städteverfassung beschenkt, wurde Haupthandelsplatz, zählte in der Blütezeit 600000 E., erhielt seine Verfassung auch unter… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Seleucia — Seleukia (Umschreibungen griechisch Seleukeia, römisch lateinisch Seleucia) bezeichnet: eine Reihe von antiken Orten und Städten, die von Griechen nach dem Zusammenbruch des Alexanderreiches im Wesentlichen im Diadochen und späteren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of places named after people — There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponomy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.Continents*Americas (North America and South America) ndash;… … Wikipedia
Surak — This article is about the Star Trek character; for the ancient city Surak, see Seleucia (Susiana) Star Trek character|if= bgcolor = Title = Surak Species = Vulcan Gender = Male Planet = Vulcan Portrayed = Barry Atwater (above) and Bruce Gray… … Wikipedia
Sele — may refer to:In places: *Sele, Norway, two villages with this name in Øygarden, Norway *Sele, West Sussex, an English hamlet *Sele Priory, a Benedictine monastery in modern day Upper Beeding, West Sussex *Sele, Turkey, a Turkish village in Kailar … Wikipedia
Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… … Universalium
Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia Persia … Catholic encyclopedia
Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… … Universalium
Seleukia — (Umschreibungen griechisch Seleukeia, römisch lateinisch Seleucia) bezeichnet: eine Reihe von antiken Orten und Städten, die von Griechen nach dem Zusammenbruch des Alexanderreiches im Wesentlichen im Diadochen und späteren Teilkönigreich der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
