Seleucus I Nicator Babylon

Death Notes

Birth: 358 B.C.

Death: 280 B.C.

General Notes

    King of Syria Seleucus I Nicator of Macedonia died 0281 B.C. In August/September, outside Lysimacheia. Assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus. Seleucus left India to the growing power of the Mauryas, but was about to add Thrace to his kingdom when, stepping out of the boat in Europe, he was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus, whom he had taken in as a refugee. Ceraunus claimed the throne of Thrace and Macedon, while the rest of Seleucus' domain passed to his half-Iranian son Antiochus.2,3,4 He defeated and killed Lysimachus 0281 B.C. In February, the Battle of Corupedium.5 He received the allegience of Philetaerus, Governor of Pergamum 0282 B.C.. He married Queen of Upper Asia Stratonike I Antigonid , daughter of King of Phrygia and Macedonia Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonid and Phila I Antipatrid , 0297 B.C; Her 1st.6,7,8 He joined the confederacy against Macedonia and upon the defeat and death of King Antigonus I of Macedonia, obtained the largest share of the spoils, including the whole of Syria and a great part of Asia Minor, 0301 B.C..2 King of Syria, 0301-0281 B.C..9 He conceded India to Chandragupta Maurya 0303 B.C..3 He assumed the title King of Babylon 0305 B.C..5 King of Babylon, 0312-0302 B.C..2 He was made Satrap of Babylon in the second partition of Alexander's former Empire 0321 B.C..2 Satrap of Babylon, 0321-0312 B.C.. He married Apama II of Bactria, daughter of Satrap Spitamenes of Bactria and N. N. of Bithynia, 0324 BC in Susa.10,1 He was the son of Antiochus of Macedonia and Laodice (?) .10 He was born 0358 B.C. In circa.2 King of Syria Seleucus I Nicator of Macedonia also went by the name of Seleucus "the Conqueror." "Nicator" is Greek for "the Conqueror."2 Sources: 1. Stuart, R.W. 'Royalty for Commoners', line 414. ; 2. Bryan, K. 'Davidic Descents to the House of Plantagenet' Augustan, Vol. XXV, 16-23. ; 3. Yarshater, E. 'The Cambridge History of Iran' Vol.3#1, pp.4. ; 4. Hammond, N.G.L. and Walbank, F.W. 'A History of Macedonia' Vol.III, pp.205. ; 5. Green, P. 'Alexander to Actium' pp.734. Also called Seleucus I Nicator Seleucid.
    Children of King of Syria Seleucus I Nicator of Macedonia and Queen of Upper Asia Stratonike I Antigonid :
    Phila II Seleucid + b. 0296 B.C.
    Children of King of Syria Seleucus I Nicator of Macedonia and Apama II of Bactria:
    Prince of Syria Achaeus Seleucid + b. 0320 B.C.
    King of Syria Antiochos I Soter Seleucid + b. 0324 B.C., d. 0261 B.C.
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