The Seleucid Kingdom Empire was founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator, following the division of the Macedonian Empire originally founded by Alexander the Great.
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16 Facts About Seleucid Kingdom
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Seleucid Kingdom refers to either Alexander Balas or Alexander II Zabinas as a ruler.
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Seleucid Kingdom ruled not only Babylonia, but the entire enormous eastern part of Alexander's empire, as described by the historian Appian:.
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Seleucid Kingdom [Seleucus] crossed the Indus and waged war with Sandrocottus [Maurya], king of the Indians, who dwelt on the banks of that stream, until they came to an understanding with each other and contracted a marriage relationship.
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Seleucid Kingdom hoped further to take control of Lysimachus's lands in Europe – primarily Thrace and even Macedonia itself, but was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus on landing in Europe.
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The Seleucid Kingdom economy started to show the first signs of weakness, as Galatians gained independence and Pergamum took control of coastal cities in Anatolia.
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Seleucid Kingdom spent the next ten years on his anabasis through the eastern parts of his domain and restoring rebellious vassals like Parthia and Greco-Bactria to at least nominal obedience.
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Seleucid Kingdom gained many victories such as the Battle of Mount Labus and Battle of the Arius and besieged the Bactrian capital.
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Seleucid Kingdom even emulated Seleucus with an expedition into India where he met with King Sophagasenus receiving war elephants, perhaps in accordance of the existing treaty and alliance set after the Seleucid-Mauryan War.
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Seleucid Kingdom [Antiochus] crossed the Caucasus Indicus and descended into India; renewed his friendship with Sophagasenus the king of the Indians; received more elephants, until he had a hundred and fifty altogether; and having once more provisioned his troops, set out again personally with his army: leaving Androsthenes of Cyzicus the duty of taking home the treasure which this king had agreed to hand over to him.
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Seleucid Kingdom attempted to restore Seleucid power and prestige with a successful war against the old enemy, Ptolemaic Egypt, which met with initial success as the Seleucids defeated and drove the Egyptian army back to Alexandria itself.
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Seleucid Kingdom spoiled the temple, and interrupted the constant practice of offering a daily sacrifice of expiation, for three years and six months.
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Seleucid Kingdom faced the enormous task of restoring a rapidly crumbling empire, one facing threats on multiple fronts.
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Unlike Ptolemaic Egypt, Greeks in the Seleucid Kingdom Empire seem to rarely have engaged in mixed marriages with non-Greeks; they kept to their own cities.
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Alongside the phalanx, the Seleucid Kingdom armies used a great deal of native and mercenary troops to supplement their Greek forces, which were limited due to the distance from the Seleucid Kingdom rulers' Macedonian homeland.
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