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| Iranian | Seleucid Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Dates unknown | 312 – 63 BCE |
| Duration | — | 250 years |
| Kind | Culture sphere | Polity |
| Region | Middle East | Middle East |
| Culture spheres | — | Graeco-Roman, Iranian |
| Linked events | 0 | 110 |
| Most common event | — | War |
| Borders recorded | — | 318 – 64 BCE |
| Preceded by | — | — |
| Succeeded by | — | Parthian Empire |
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About Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire ( sih-LEW-sid) was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator in 312 BC, following the division of Alexander the Great's Empire, and was ruled by the Seleucid dynasty from Seleucia and later Antioch until its annexation by the Roman Republic under Pompey in 63 BC.
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