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/ Michael / is / An Angel / Holding / The Key to the Bottomle-ss Pit / and / A Great Chain /
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/ "You Must Be Born Again" /
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/ Bee - Koz /
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/ The Men of Iconium /
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/ Our Father's Sinned / Who's Father Sin ? / Your First Father Sinned / Sin of Your Father of Sinai /
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/ Jonah the son of Amitta /
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/ Avvim / of / Adam / of / City of Adam / and Eve / of / Ninevah /
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/ Nic-olia-tan-s / of / Hoopoe, and the Bat / of / Hathath / Hathach / Hatched /
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/ Feather of Hen's of Og / of / Knessets / of / The Eagle of Saladin /
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/ Axe-Men / of Acts of Luke / of / Lukud of Likhi / Hatched / Under A Kamon /
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/ Beth -/ Twin-Gazelles that Grazes among the Lilies /- Baal /
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/ So you shall purge the evil from your midst /
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/ Up Root the Weeds of / Debauchery / of / Those Who -Despise ? /
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/ Humpty Dumpty / of / Anuki / of / Aztec -Incah--Micah / Hid Them Selves / Behind-America /
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/ Jesus -Curses the Fig - Tree /
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/ Michael / is / An Angel / Holding / The Key to the Bottomle-ss Pit / and / A Great Chain /
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/ "You Must Be Born Again" /
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/ Bee - Koz /
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/ The Men of Iconium /
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/ Our Father's Sinned / Who's Father Sin ? / Your First Father Sinned / Sin of Your Father of Sinai /
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/ Jonah the son of Amitta /
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/ Avvim / of / Adam / of / City of Adam / and Eve / of / Ninevah /
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/ Nic-olia-tan-s / of / Hoopoe, and the Bat / of / Hathath / Hathach / Hatched /
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/ Feather of Hen's of Og / of / Knessets / of / The Eagle of Saladin /
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/ Axe-Men / of Acts of Luke / of / Lukud of Likhi / Hatched / Under A Kamon /
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/ Beth -/ Twin-Gazelles that Grazes among the Lilies /- Baal /
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/ So you shall purge the evil from your midst /
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/ Up Root the Weeds of / Debauchery / of / Those Who -Despise ? /
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/ Humpty Dumpty / of / Anuki / of / Aztec -Incah--Micah / Hid Them Selves / Behind-America /
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/ Ptolema-ic / of / Publius / of / Syracuse,/ Sicily / of / Silesia / of / Cilicia / of / Seleu-cia /
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/ Head covering-Staff / of / The Head of the Two Ways, / of / Mithredath / Craftsmen /
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/ Tus-canan / of / The Carpenter Bees / of / Tubal-Cain / of / Asia Minor / of / The Lee of Cyprus /
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/ The Three -/ Mountain Men / of / The Seven - Cities / of / Seven Mountains / of / Amorites /
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/ The Drunk / of / H-ash- Beri - Leaves / of / The Mandrake /
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/ Seen City / Seven / Sin City - Pledges / Set Up In Secret / Oaths - Sinew / Ewe / Flesh / Bones /
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/ Beth -/ Twin-Gazelles that Grazes among the Lilies /- Baal /
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/ Samaritans / of / ISIS - Uranus / Cross / Rhodes of / Blood of The Rooster / that Crows / Brow /
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/ Roman / Rome / Romah / Romia / Remaliah / Remaliah / Rumah / Ramah / Raamah / Raama /
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/ Ten Virgins / of / Ten Horns / of / Ten Cities / of / Ten Toes / of / Parable of Ten Minas /
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/ The Twelve / of The Twelve -Princes of Ishmael / of / Twelve- Princes / of / Twelve Tribes /
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/ Cast - Lots / of / Pay- Tri-but-e - Buy / of / Bribes /
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/ The Pitch / of / Trident's Three- Prong Fork / of / Liberty /
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/ She-Bears - Cubs of Seleu-CIA / of / Jair and Tola / of / Ptolema-ic of Horites of Pal-tith /
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/ Hebrew's / who / Intermarried / Amorite / Sons and Daughters of Shechem /
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/ Pantheon / Eunuchs / of / Hurro-Urartian / of / Babylon / of / Thebes /
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/ Ancient- / Ethiopian- Unic's / of / Scribes / of / Huram-abi / of / Babylon / Satraps / of / Ur /
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/ Accad / of / Medes / of / Seleu-cia /
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/ Ludim / of / Job / of / Head of the Two Ways / of / Chaldeans / of / Elam /
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/ Pantheon / Eunuchs / of / Gibeah's Crime / of / Babylon / of / Thebes /
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/ Ceasar / of / Sisera / of / Azot-us / of / Tel-aviv / of / Casiphia /
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/ Great Ones / of / Assyria / Y-Eye-I / Assir / of / Pas-dammim /
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/ Philip and the / Ethiopian- Unic's / Cross / Blood of / his Brother / Herod / Who is ? / Hebrew /
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/ Ptolema-ic / of / Publius / of / Syracuse,/ Sicily / of / Silesia / of / Cilicia / of / Seleu-cia /
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/ CIA / Pantheon / Unics / of / Jetur / of / EU / of / UK / of / P-ic-ts /
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/ Ach-bor of Accad-Acco-Ak- / Ec- Ech- Ek- / Ic- Ich- Ik- / Oc- Och- Ok- / Uc- Uch- UK- /
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/ The Ancient -Potters of Beyond the Euphrates of Meso-pot-amia / of / Abel-miz-ra-aim / of / Ur /
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/ Their Elders / of / Lamech / of / Head / Tail /
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/ Walked / Backwards /-is-/ Abel /-is-/ Babel /-is-/ Talked - Backwards /
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/ Bela / ShElah / belaC-Caleb -/ Abel - Mizraim /- Balak / ShElah / Nabal-labaN /
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/ The Ancient -Potters of Beyond the Euphrates of Meso-pot-amia / of / Abel-miz-ra-aim / of / Ur /
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/ Tur-kish of Syria / of / Syrians from Kir ? / of / Ur- of Syrians from Kir ? / of / Ur of Chaldeans /
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/ Peleg-/ Intermarried /-Joktan /
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/ The Potters / of / Abo-Bor-Ri-Ig-In-Ese / of / Ages / Past / Path / of / Abr-Bru-Ru-UZ-ZZ-Zo- /
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/ Location : / Macedon / Greece / Thrace / Anatolia / the Levant / Egypt / Babylonia and Persia /
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Commanders and Leaders : / Antigonus / Demetrius / Perdiccas / Seleucus / Ptolemy / Lysimachus / Eumenes / Antipater /
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/ Their Elders /--of / Areli / of / The House of Eli / of / Ariel /--/ Head and Tail /
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/ Their Elders / and The Leaders /
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/ The Rome / of / Towel ?-Men / of / The Ottoman /
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/ Twins /
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/ Beth -/ Twin-Gazelles that Grazes among the Lilies /- Baal /
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/ Ptolemy and Seleucus the Fugitive - Satrap of Babylon / of Hasmonean Dynasty /
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/ Azazel / Azarel / of / Gaza / of / The Wilderness / of / The Valley of Azal / of / The Pelishtim /
In 312, Ptolemy and Seleucus, the fugitive satrap of Babylonia, both invaded Syria, and defeated Demetrius Poliorcetes ("besieger of cities"), the son of Antigonus, in the Battle of Gaza. Again he occupied Syria, and again—after only a few months, when Demetrius had won a battle over his general, and Antigonus entered Syria in force—he evacuated it. In 311, a peace was concluded between the combatants. Soon after this, the surviving 13-year-old king, Alexander IV, was murdered in Macedonia on the orders of Cassander, leaving the satrap of Egypt absolutely his own master.
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Seleucus I Nicator[A] (ca. 358 BC – 281 BC) was one of the Diadochi,[B] having previously served as an infantry general under Alexander the Great, he eventually assumed the title of basileus[C] and established the Seleucid Empire
over much of Alexander's near eastern territories.
After the death of Alexander, Seleucus initially supported Perdiccas, the regent of Alexander's empire, and was appointed Commander of the Companions and chiliarch at the Partition of Babylon in 323 BC. However, at the outbreak of the Wars of the Diadochi, Perdiccas' military failures against Ptolemy in Egypt led to the mutiny of his troops in Pelusium. Perdiccas was betrayed and assassinated in a conspiracy by Seleucus, Peithon and Antigenes in Pelusium sometime in either 321 or 320 BC.
At the Partition of Triparadisus, Seleucus was appointed Satrap of Babylon under the new regent Antipater. But almost immediately, the wars between the Diadochi resumed and Antigonus[D] forced Seleucus to flee Babylon. Seleucus was only able to return to Babylon in 312 BC with the support of Ptolemy. From 312 BC, Seleucus ruthlessly expanded his dominions and eventually conquered the Persian and Median lands. Seleucus did not only rule Babylonia, but the entire enormous eastern part of Alexander's empire:
"Always lying in wait for the neighboring nations, strong in arms and persuasive in council, he [Seleucus] acquired Mesopotamia, Armenia, 'Seleucid' Cappadocia, Persis, Parthia, Bactria, Arabia, Tapouria, Sogdia, Arachosia, Hyrcania, and other adjacent peoples that had been subdued by Alexander, as far as the river Indus, so that the boundaries of his empire were the most extensive in Asia after that of Alexander. The whole region from Phrygia to the Indus was subject to Seleucus."[1]
— Appian, The Syrian Wars
Seleucus' wars took him as far as India, where, after two years of war, he made peace with the Indian Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, and exchanged his eastern satrapies in the Indus River Valley for a considerable force of 500war elephants, which would play a decisive role against Antigonus at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC and againstLysimachus[E] at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC.
"The Indians occupy [in part] some of the countries situated along the Indus, which formerly belonged to the Persians: Alexander deprived the Ariani of them, and established there settlements of his own. But Seleucus Nicator gave them to Sandrocottus in consequence of a marriage contract, and received in return five hundred elephants."[2]
--Strabo, Geographica
Following Seleucus' victories against Antigonus and Lysimachus, the Seleucid dynasty was virtually unopposed in Asiaand in Anatolia. However, Seleucus also hoped to take control of Lysimachus' European territories, primarily Thrace and Macedon itself. But upon arriving in Thrace in 281 BC, Seleucus was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus, whom had taken refuge at the Seleucid court with his sister Lysandra. The effect of the assassination of Seleucus destroyed Seleucid prospects in Thrace and Macedon, and paved the way for Ptolemy Ceraunus to absorb much of Lysimachus' former power in Macedon. Seleucus was succeeded by his son Antiochus I as ruler of the empire.
Seleucus founded a number of new cities during his reign, including Antioch and in particular Seleucia on the Tigris, the new capital of the Seleucid Empire, something that eventually depopulated Babylon.
Youth and family[edit]Seleucus was the son of Antiochus.[3] Historian Junianus Justinus claims he was one of Philip II of Macedon's generals. Antiochus is not, however, mentioned in any other sources and nothing is known of his supposed career under Philip. It is possible that Antiochus was a member of an upper Macedonian noble family. Seleucus' mother was supposedly called Laodice, but nothing else is known of her. Later, Seleucus named a number of cities after his parents.[4]
As a teenager, Seleucus was chosen to serve as the king's page (paides). It was customary for all male offspring of noble families to first serve in this position and later as officers in the king's army. [4]
Seleucus' year of birth is unclear. Justin claims he was 77 years old during the battle of Corupedium, which would place his year of birth at 358 BC. Appianus tells us Seleucus was 73 years old during the battle, which means 354 BC would be the year of birth. Eusebius of Caesarea, however, mentions the age of 75, and thus the year 356 BC, making Seleucus the same age as Alexander the Great. This is most likely propaganda on Seleucus' part to make him seem comparable to Alexander.[5]
Seleucus was born in Europos, located in the northern part of Macedonia. Just a year before his birth (if the year 358 BC is accepted as the most likely date), thePaeonians invaded the region. Philip defeated the invaders and only a few years later utterly subdued them under Macedonian rule.[6]
A number of legends, similar to those told of Alexander the Great, were told of Seleucus.
It was said Antiochus told his son before he left to battle the Persians with Alexander that his real father was actually the god Apollo.
The god had left a ring with a picture of an anchor as a gift to Laodice.
Seleucus had a birthmark shaped like an anchor. It was told that Seleucus' sons and grandsons also had similar birthmarks. The story is similar to the one told about Alexander. Most likely the story is merely propaganda by Seleucus, who presumably invented the story to present himself as the natural successor of Alexander.[4]
John Malalas tells us Seleucus had a sister called Didymeia, who had sons called Nicanor and Nicomedes. It is most likely the sons are fictitious. Didymeia might refer to the oracle of Apollo in Didyma near Miletus. It has also been suggested that Ptolemy (son of Seleucus) was actually the uncle of Seleucus.[7]
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The Diadochi (plural of the Latin Diadochus, from Greek: Διάδοχοι Diadokhoi meaning "Successors")
were the rival generals, families and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC.
The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the Hellenistic period.
were the rival generals, families and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC.
The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the Hellenistic period.
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/ Do-dan-im / of / Rhodes / of / Amos / of / Azotus / of / Emmaus / of / R-hine / of / P-hine-has /
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/ Diblaim / Who ? Point - Fingers / of [ Daniel -Taken to Babylon ] of / Twisted / Ban-kers / of / Denarius /
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/ The Cretans / of / The Coptic Priest - House of Eli / of / Antioch / of / Decapolis /
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/ Bezalel / of / Craftsman-Ga-latian-Merchants / of / Oholiab /
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/ The Dodonium / of / Cedars / of / Dar- / Der- / Dir- / Dor / Dur- / of / Hadurah -Wife / of / Double Minded Men /
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/ Azarel - Dan/Moab / of / The Leech / of / Lod and Ono / of / Zech-ariah / of Buk-ki son of Jogli /
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/ Job / of / Head of the Two Ways / of / Chaldeans /
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/ CIA / Pantheon / Unics / of / Jetur / of / EU / of / UK / of / P-ic-ts /
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/ The Sect of The Sea of Goiim in Galilee / of / The Lee of Cyprus / of / Cabul-ist / of / Nazareth /
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/ Philip and the / Ethiopian- Unic's / Cross / Blood of / his Brother / Herod / Who is ? / Hebrew /
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/ The Ancient -Potters of Beyond the Euphrates of Meso-pot-amia / of / Abel-miz-ra-aim / of / Ur /
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/ Their Elders / of / Lamech / of / Head / Tail /
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/ The Bee of Bela of / The F's / The / Jubal and / Jabal sons of Adah and Lamech / of / Elishaa /
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/ Ancient- / Ethiopian- Unic's / of / Scribes / of / Huram-abi / of / Babylon / Satraps / of / Ur /
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The Destruction of Israel
“Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares the LORD.
“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt,
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the Philistines from Caphtor
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the Syrians from Kir?
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Amos 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?
Amos 9:6-8 (in Context) Amos 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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“Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?
Amos 9:6-8 (in Context) Amos 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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Najaf is the third holiest city, behind Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.[8][9][10] It is estimated that only Karbalā, Makkah and Madīnah receive more Muslim pilgrims.[8] A famous hadith mentions the site as one of "five definitive holy places that we respect very much".[3]
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Seleucia (Greek: Σελεύκεια) 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 may refer to:
- Seleucia (Pamphylia), now at Bucakşeyhler, Antalya Province, Turkey (36.874°N 31.476°E).
- Seleucia (Sittacene), across the Tigris from the foremost Seleucia
- Seleucia (Susiana), formerly Soloke, Sele, Sodome, and Surak, now at Ja Nishin, Iran
- Seleucia on Hedyphon, in the Assyria, now Kirkuk in north Iraq (35°28′0″N 44°19′0″E)
- Seleucia at the Zeugma, on the Euphrates above Zeugma, probably near modern Sırataşlar, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey (37°26′N 38°14′E)
- Seleucia ad Belum, later Seleucopolis, on the Orontes, Syria
- Seleucia Pieria, the port city for Antioch, at the mouth of the Orontes, modern Samandağı in Turkey (36°7′0″N 35°55′0″E).
- Seleucia Samulias, on Lake Merom (now drained), in Israel
- Seleucia Sidera, in Pisidia, now at Selef, Isparta Province, Turkey
- Seleucia on the Calycadnus, also known as Seleucia Isauria and Seleucia Tracheotis, modern Silifke, Turkey
- Seleucia (theme), a Byzantine province of the 9th–12th centuries centered in Seleucia Isauria
- Seleucia ad Maeandrum, also Tralles or Seleucia in Caria, modern Aydın, Aydın Province, Turkey
- Seleucia ad Pyramum or Mopsuestia, now in Adana Province, Turkey
- Abila (Decapolis) (formerly Seleucia), also known as Abila, in the Decapolis at a site near modern Irbid, Jordan
- Susa (formerly Seleucia ad Eulaeum), now in southwestern Iran
- Umm Qais (formerly Seleucia), in Jordan
- Zeugma (city) (formerly Seleucia-on-the-Euphrates), now in Gaziantep Province, Turkey
- Gaza, one of the most famous cities -ports in history.
- Babylon, the greatest city in Babylonia which was renamed Seleucia according to Stephanus Byzantius.
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(Greek: Σελεύκεια) was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia,
on the Tigris River.
The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek-Macedonian political elite dominated, mostly in the urban areas.[7][8][9][10] The Greek population of the cities who formed the dominant elite were reinforced by emigration from Greece.[7][8] Seleucid expansion into Anatolia and Greece was abruptly halted after decisive defeats at the hands of the Roman army. Their attempts to defeat their old enemy Ptolemaic Egypt were frustrated by Roman demands. Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the Parthians under Mithridates I of Parthia in the mid-2nd century BC, yet the Seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from Syria until the invasion by Armenian king Tigranes the Great and their ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey.
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/ Seleucid Empire / Seleucia / Medes / Mede / Midian / Medan / Tiras /
(Greek: Σελεύκεια) was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia,
on the Tigris River.
The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek-Macedonian political elite dominated, mostly in the urban areas.[7][8][9][10] The Greek population of the cities who formed the dominant elite were reinforced by emigration from Greece.[7][8] Seleucid expansion into Anatolia and Greece was abruptly halted after decisive defeats at the hands of the Roman army. Their attempts to defeat their old enemy Ptolemaic Egypt were frustrated by Roman demands. Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the Parthians under Mithridates I of Parthia in the mid-2nd century BC, yet the Seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from Syria until the invasion by Armenian king Tigranes the Great and their ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey.
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Seleucia, as such, was founded in about 305 BC, when an earlier city was enlarged and dedicated as the first capital of the Seleucid Empire by Seleucus I Nicator. Seleucus was one of the generals of Alexander the Great who, after Alexander's death, divided his empire among themselves. Although Seleucus soon moved his main capital to Antioch, in northern Syria, Seleucia became an important center of trade, Hellenistic culture, and regional government under the Seleucids. The city was populated by Greeks, Syrians and Jews.[2] Standing at the confluence of the Tigris River with a major canal from the Euphrates, Seleucia was placed to receive traffic from both great waterways. During the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, it was one of the great Hellenistic cities, comparable to Alexandria in Egypt, and greater than Syrian Antioch. Excavations indicate that the walls of the city enclosed an area of at least 550 hectares (1,400 acres). Based on this size, the population has been estimated to number over 100,000 initially and probably more later. Its surrounding region might have supported half a million people.[3]
Polybius (5,52ff) uses the Macedonian peliganes for the council of Seleucia, which implies a Macedonian colony, consistent with its rise to prominence under Seleucus I; Pausanias (1,16) records that Seleucus also settled Babylonians there. Archaeological finds support the presence of a large population not of Greek culture. In 141 BC, the Parthians under Mithridates I conquered the city, and Seleucia became the western capital of the Parthian Empire. Tacitus described its walls, and mentioned that it was, even under Parthian rule, a fully Hellenistic city. Ancient texts claim that the city had 600,000 inhabitants, and was ruled by a senate of 300 people. It was clearly one of the largest cities in the Western world; only Rome, Alexandria and possibly Antioch were more populous.
Polybius (5,52ff) uses the Macedonian peliganes for the council of Seleucia, which implies a Macedonian colony, consistent with its rise to prominence under Seleucus I; Pausanias (1,16) records that Seleucus also settled Babylonians there. Archaeological finds support the presence of a large population not of Greek culture. In 141 BC, the Parthians under Mithridates I conquered the city, and Seleucia became the western capital of the Parthian Empire. Tacitus described its walls, and mentioned that it was, even under Parthian rule, a fully Hellenistic city. Ancient texts claim that the city had 600,000 inhabitants, and was ruled by a senate of 300 people. It was clearly one of the largest cities in the Western world; only Rome, Alexandria and possibly Antioch were more populous.
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/ Seleucia an Ancient Greek City / Aramean /
(Greek: Σελεύκεια) – also transliterated as Seleukeia or Seleukheia – was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side; the site is currently about 1k north of the village of Bucakşeyhler (also Bucakşıhler), approximately 12 km northeast of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey. It is situated on a hilltop with steep escarpments on several sides making a strong defensive position. The track from the village has recently been clearfelled but the main site is still within a mature pine forest. The German researcher Johannes Nollé has suggested, however, that the remains at this location are not those of Seleucia but rather those of Lyrba.[1]
There are remains of an agora containing a row of two-storey and three-storey building facades, a gate, a mausoleum, a Roman bath, a necropolis, in addition to several temples and churches.Because of its remote location,the site has not been plundered for building materials and the area is littered with columns and other items like large grindstones for flour making.
During the late Byzantine era, that is starting in the 8th or 9th century, Seleucia was the headquarters of one of the Themes in Asia Minor.[2]
In the 1180s the Armenians took control of Seleucia.
Iberiah
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/ Seleucia an Ancient Greek City / Aramean /
(Greek: Σελεύκεια) – also transliterated as Seleukeia or Seleukheia – was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side; the site is currently about 1k north of the village of Bucakşeyhler (also Bucakşıhler), approximately 12 km northeast of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey. It is situated on a hilltop with steep escarpments on several sides making a strong defensive position. The track from the village has recently been clearfelled but the main site is still within a mature pine forest. The German researcher Johannes Nollé has suggested, however, that the remains at this location are not those of Seleucia but rather those of Lyrba.[1]
There are remains of an agora containing a row of two-storey and three-storey building facades, a gate, a mausoleum, a Roman bath, a necropolis, in addition to several temples and churches.Because of its remote location,the site has not been plundered for building materials and the area is littered with columns and other items like large grindstones for flour making.
During the late Byzantine era, that is starting in the 8th or 9th century, Seleucia was the headquarters of one of the Themes in Asia Minor.[2]
In the 1180s the Armenians took control of Seleucia.
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/ Aryans in Eastern Europe / Arianism / Aryan of Persia /
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was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey).
In 358, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested two councils, one of the western bishops at Ariminum and one of the eastern bishops at Nicomedia to resolve the Arian controversy over the nature of the divinity of Jesus Christ, which divided the 4th-century church.[1]
An earthquake struck Nicomedia, killing the bishop Cecropius of Nicomedia, among others, and on September 27, 359 the eastern council (of about 160 bishops) met at Seleucia instead. The council was bitterly divided, and procedurally irregular, and the two parties met separately and reached opposing decisions.[2][3]
Basil of Ancyra, Macedonius I of Constantinople, and Patrophilus, afraid the council would depose them, had delayed their arrival; Cyril of Jerusalem and Eustathius of Sebaste also faced unresolved charges.[4]
On the first day, Acacius of Caesarea, George of Alexandria, Uranius of Tyre, and Eudoxius of Antioch, among others, wished to resolve the charges against these bishops, and the challenges to their credentials, before voting on theological matters. George of Laodicea, Sophronius of Pompeiopolis, and Eleusius of Cyzicus, among others, wished to vote on theological matters first, and won the first procedural votes.[5]
On the second day, George of Laodicea opened the council to Basil and the other disputed bishops from their party, ignoring the charges, and closed the council to Acacius and the opposing bishops. They reaffirmed an Creed of Antioch from 341 which declared that the Son was of similar substance to the Father.[6]
On the following days, however, to reach broader agreement, Basil and the disputed bishops did not attend, while Acacius and the others did. Acacius proposed a new creed, with notes stating that the Son was like the Father, compromising between the controversial language of Nicaea and Antioch, and condemning Anomoeanism.[7]
In the end, the council divided again. Basil, George of Laodicea, and their party deposed or excommunicated their opponents, including Acacius, George of Alexandria, Uranius, Theodulus of Chaeretapa, Theodosius of Philadelphia, Evagrius of Mytilene, Leontius of Tripolis, Eudoxius of Antioch, Asterius, Eusebius, Abgarus, Basilicus, Phoebus, Fidelis, Eutychius, Magnus, and Eustathius, as well as one of those who had already faced charges, Patrophilus. Acacius and his party challenged the decisions, as did the Anomoeans.[8][9]
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/ Aryans in Eastern Europe / Arianism / Aryan of Persia /
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/ Alexandria / of Thebes /
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/ Tyre / The Council of Seleucia / Syria /
/ Nicoliatans /
was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey).
In 358, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested two councils, one of the western bishops at Ariminum and one of the eastern bishops at Nicomedia to resolve the Arian controversy over the nature of the divinity of Jesus Christ, which divided the 4th-century church.[1]
An earthquake struck Nicomedia, killing the bishop Cecropius of Nicomedia, among others, and on September 27, 359 the eastern council (of about 160 bishops) met at Seleucia instead. The council was bitterly divided, and procedurally irregular, and the two parties met separately and reached opposing decisions.[2][3]
Basil of Ancyra, Macedonius I of Constantinople, and Patrophilus, afraid the council would depose them, had delayed their arrival; Cyril of Jerusalem and Eustathius of Sebaste also faced unresolved charges.[4]
On the first day, Acacius of Caesarea, George of Alexandria, Uranius of Tyre, and Eudoxius of Antioch, among others, wished to resolve the charges against these bishops, and the challenges to their credentials, before voting on theological matters. George of Laodicea, Sophronius of Pompeiopolis, and Eleusius of Cyzicus, among others, wished to vote on theological matters first, and won the first procedural votes.[5]
On the second day, George of Laodicea opened the council to Basil and the other disputed bishops from their party, ignoring the charges, and closed the council to Acacius and the opposing bishops. They reaffirmed an Creed of Antioch from 341 which declared that the Son was of similar substance to the Father.[6]
On the following days, however, to reach broader agreement, Basil and the disputed bishops did not attend, while Acacius and the others did. Acacius proposed a new creed, with notes stating that the Son was like the Father, compromising between the controversial language of Nicaea and Antioch, and condemning Anomoeanism.[7]
In the end, the council divided again. Basil, George of Laodicea, and their party deposed or excommunicated their opponents, including Acacius, George of Alexandria, Uranius, Theodulus of Chaeretapa, Theodosius of Philadelphia, Evagrius of Mytilene, Leontius of Tripolis, Eudoxius of Antioch, Asterius, Eusebius, Abgarus, Basilicus, Phoebus, Fidelis, Eutychius, Magnus, and Eustathius, as well as one of those who had already faced charges, Patrophilus. Acacius and his party challenged the decisions, as did the Anomoeans.[8][9]
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/ Attalia- / -Lycia- / -Perga of Pamphylia- / -Cilicia- / Antioch of Syria /
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[ Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus ]
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia,
and
from there they sailed to Cyprus.
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[ Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus ] So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts 13:3-5 (in Context) Acts 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
Acts 13:3-5 (in Context) Acts 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations