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Seleucid Empire

Hellenistic-era Greek state in Western Asia (312–63 BC)

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Instance of: Hellenistic kingdom, empire, rump state, historical country
Inception: 312 BCE
Country: Seleucid Empire
Continent: Asia
Capital: Seleucia, Babylon, Antioch, Lysimachia
Religion: Ancient Greek religion
Population: 35000000
Area: 4000000
basic form of government: monarchy
category of associated people: Category:People from the Seleucid Empire
described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Records of the Grand Historian, Book of the Later Han, History of Northern Dynasties, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Seleucid dynasty
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 63 BCE
language used: Ancient Greek, Old Persian, Aramaic
office held by head of government: Seleucid ruler
office held by head of state: Seleucid ruler
official language: Ancient Greek
official religion: Ancient Greek religion
replaced by: Parthian Empire
shares border with: Hasmonean Judea
topic's main category: Category:Seleucid Empire

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Subject of

Kings and Usurpers in the Seleukid Empire
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Seleucid Dynasty
Seleucids
The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods
La Syrie hellénistique
From Samarkhand to Sardis : a new approach to the Seleucid Empire
The Coinage of the Western Seleucid Mints: From Seleucus I to Antiochus III

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