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The Seleucid Empire (323BC – 63BC) was the largest successor state to Alexander the Great's empire. It spanned the region from modern-day Israel to the Indus River Valley, and as far north as Turkmenistan. Hellenistic culture was heavily preserved in the Seleucid empire, leading to an interesting mix of Greek mythology and Zoroastrianism as the main religions of the empire.
List of Seleucid emperors
This list was compiled by French Christian historian Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy in his book Tablettes chronologiques de l'histoire universelle (1745) as the Kings of Syria. It does not include data that was found after the cuneiform language was rediscovered in the XIX century. Sources digititalized by Google Books:
| # | Emperor | Start | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seleucus [Nicator] | 312 BC | 31 | Awarded satrapy of Babylon, 321 BC, regained in 312 BC; 301 BC Syria added to domain, founded Antioch same year. Assassinated 281 BC.[1] |
| 2 | Antiochus Soter | 282 BC | 20 | |
| 3 | Antiochus Theos | 262 BC | 15 | |
| 4 | Seleucus II Callinicus | 247 BC | 20 | |
| 5 | Seleucus III Ceraunos | 227 BC | 3 | |
| 6 | Antiochus II The Great | 224 BC | 37 | |
| 7 | Seleucus IV Philopator | 187 BC | 11 | Seleucus IV killed in 175 BC[2] |
| 8 | Antiochus IV Epiphanes | 176 BC | 12 | despoiled Jewish temple in Jerusalem |
| 9 | Antiochus V Eupator | 164 BC | 2 | Under his guardian Lysias |
| 10 | Demetrius Soter | 162 BC | 11 | Attacked Israel; later made a league with Jonathan against his successor[3] |
| 11 | Alexander Bala | 151 BC | 5 | |
| 12 | Demetrius II Nicator | 146 BC | 1 | |
| 13 | Antiochus, son of Bala | 145 BC | 2 | |
| 14 | Diodotus Tryphon | 143 BC | 4 | |
| 15 | Antiochus VII Sidetes | 139 BC | 9 | |
| 12 | Demetrius II Nicator | 131 BC | 4 | Restored |
| 16 | Alexander Zabynas | 129 BC | - | The tyrant |
| 17 | Seleucus V | 127 BC | 1 | |
| 18 | Antiochus VIII Grypus | 126 BC | 12 | |
| 19 | Antiochus IX from Cyzicus | 114 BC | 18 | |
| 20 | Seleucus VI | 97 BC | 2 | Son of Grypus |
| 21 | Antiochus X | 95 BC | 1 | Son of Cyzicus (sic) |
| Antíoco XI | 94 BC | not included as king | ||
| 22 | Phillip, Demetrius III, Antiochus XII | 93 BC | in war | |
| 23 | Tigranes | 84 BC | 18 | 66 BC: Tigranes was defeated by the Romans |
| 24 | Antiochus XII | 69 BC |
In 63 BC, Syria becomes a Roman province.
Bibliography
- "A General Chronological Table of the Holy Bible" (1904). The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopaedia and Scriptural Dictonary ed. Fallows, Rev. Samuel (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1920), vol. 3, app. p. 2-37.
- Hellenistic Greek rule of Syria occurred between 323 BC and 66 BC. "Tigranes" (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica (New York: Encyclopedia Britannica), vol. 26, p. 969.
References
- ↑ "Seleucid Dynasty" (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica (New York: Encyclopedia Britannica), vol. 24, pp. 603-604.
- ↑ Bevan, E. R. (1930). "Syria and the Jews" from The Cambridge Ancient History, ed. Cook, S. A. et al. (Cambridge: Cambridge UP), vol. 8, p. 495-496
- ↑ Josephus, Flavius (93 A.D.). The Antiquities of the Jews translated by William Whiston (London: James Cundee, 1806. Reprinted Boston: Samuel Walker, 1849), vol. 1, book 13, ch. 2, pp. 457-458.
External links
- The Seleucid Empire, by Jona Lendering.
