Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was one of several political states founded after the death of Alexander the Great, whose generals squabbled over th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Collapse Of The Seleucid Empire
By 100 BC, the once formidable Seleucid Empire encompassed little more than Antioch and some Syrian cities. Despite the clear collapse of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - In Modern Media
The Seleucid Empire is one of a number of factions in the 2004 PC game Rome: Total War. The Jewish Maccabees, who expelled the Seleucid, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Partition Of Alexander's Empire 323-281 Bc
Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire within a short time-frame and died young, leaving an expansive empire of partly Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Partition Of Alexander's Empire 323-281 Bc
Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire within a short time-frame and died young, leaving an expansive empire of partly Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom
The Greco-Bactrians were a dynasty of Greek kings who controlled Bactria and Sogdiana, an area comprising today's northern Afghanistan an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria: Encyclopedia - Bactria
Bactria (Bactriana) was the ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush (Caucasus Indicus) and the Amu Darya (O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom
The Indo-Greeks (or sometimes Greco-Indians) designate a series of Greek kings, who invaded and controlled parts of northwest and norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Beth-zechariah: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Beth-zechariah
The Battle of Beth-zechariah was fought between Jewish and Syrian forces during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire. In 164 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 126 Bc: Encyclopedia - 126 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Achaemenid Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Achaemenid Dynasty
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Jir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiochus I Soter: Encyclopedia - Antiochus I Soter
Antiochus I Soter (i.e. "Saviour") (324/​323-​262/​261 BC), was an emperor of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He reigned from 281 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Magnesia: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Magnesia
The Battle of Magnesia was fought in 190 BC near Magnesia ad Sipylum, between the Romans, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio and h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiochus Ii Theos: Encyclopedia - Antiochus Ii Theos
Antiochus II Theos (286–246 BC), was an emperor of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned 261–246 BC). He succeeded his father A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiochus Iv Epiphanes: Encyclopedia - Antiochus Iv Epiphanes
Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Επιφανής, Greek: Manifest) (c. 215–163 BC, reigned 175–163 BC), was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleuc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 96 Bc: Encyclopedia - 96 Bc
Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC - 90s BC - 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 142 Bc: Encyclopedia - 142 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 238 Bc: Encyclopedia - 238 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 125 Bc: Encyclopedia - 125 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiochus Iii The Great: Encyclopedia - Antiochus Iii The Great
Antiochus III the Great, (c. 241–187 BC, ruled 223–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became ruler of the Seleucid Empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 4th century BC - Overview. 4th century BC - Events. Invasion of the Celts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3rd Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 3rd Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 3rd century BC - Events. The first two Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 150 Bc: Encyclopedia - 150 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 250 Bc: Encyclopedia - 250 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC - 250s BC - 240s BC 230s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Geographic Expansion
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom - Contacts with Eastern Central Asia and China. To the north, Euthydemus also ruled Sogdiana and Ferghana, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Geographic Expansion
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom - Contacts with Eastern Central Asia and China. To the north, Euthydemus also ruled Sogdiana and Ferghana, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Independence From The Seleucid Empire 250 Bce
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was founded by the Seleucid military governor of Bactria Diodotus around 250 BCE when he wrestled independence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Independence From The Seleucid Empire 250 Bce
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was founded around 250 BCE when the Seleucid military governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana, named Diodot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - The Euthydemid Dynasty 230 Bce
Euthydemus overthrew Diodotus II around 230 BCE and started his dynasty. Euthydemus's control extended to Sogdiana, reaching and going be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - The Euthydemid Dynasty 230 Bce
Euthydemus overthrew Diodotus II around 230 BCE and started his dynasty. Euthydemus's control extended to Sogdiana, reaching and going be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria - History
Bactria was originally a province of the Persian Empire in Central Asia.(Cotterell, 59) It was in these regions, where the fertile soil o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Diomedes: Encyclopedia Ii - King Diomedes - Overstrikes
One overstrike is known, of a coin of Strato and Agathokleia over a coin of Diomedes, suggesting that Diomedes may have been an earlier k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Usurpation Of Eucratides
Back in Bactria, Eucratides, either a general of Demetrius or an ally of the Seleucids, managed to overthrow the Euthydemid dynasty and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Usurpation Of Eucratides
Back in Bactria, Eucratides, either a general of Demetrius or an ally of the Seleucids, managed to overthrow the Euthydemid dynasty and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silifke: Encyclopedia Ii - Silifke - History
Seleucia on the Calycadnus — variously cited over the centuries as Seleucia [in] Cilicia, Seleucia [in,of] Isauria, Seleucia Trachea, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amyntas: Encyclopedia Ii - Amyntas - Coinage
Amyntas minted the largest silver coins of Antiquity: some of his coins were double-decadrachms, of a weight of 85g. These huge coins wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Main Greco-bactrian Kings And Territories
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom - House of Diodotus. Territories of Bactria, Sogdiana, Ferghana, Arachosia: Diodotos I (reigned c. 250-240 BCE)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Greek Culture In Bactria
The Greco-Bactrians were known for their high level of Hellenistic sophistication, and kept regular contact with both the Mediterranean a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Nomadic Invasions
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom - First Yueh-Chih expansion c. 162 BCE. According to the Han Chronicles, following a crushing defeat in 162 BCE ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria - Tokharistan
Following the settlement of the Yuezhi (described in the West as "Tocharians"), the general area of Bactria came to be called Tokharistan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoilos Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoilos Ii - Coin Types Of Zoilos Ii
Zoilos II has three main types of coins: "King in profile, with Athena and trident", "Apollo, with tripod and small elephant", "Elephant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heliokles Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Heliokles Ii - A Relative Of The Western King Antialcidas?
Heliocles II seems to have been the successor of Strato I in Punjab - the two share several coinmarks. Still, the coins of Heliocles II a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollodotus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollodotus I - An Abundant Multi-cultural Coinage
The coinage of Apollodotus is, together with that of Menander, one of the most abundant of the Indo-Greek kings. It is found mainly in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silifke: Encyclopedia Ii - Silifke - Economy
Silifke is a successful industrial town, producing beverages, chemicals, clothes, footwear, glass, plastics, pottery, and textiles. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Hermaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - King Hermaeus - Contacts With China
A Chinese historical record from the Hou Hanshu seems to indicate that Hermaeus received the support of the Chinese against Indo-Scythian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Ii Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Ii Of India - The Enigma Of Demetrius Of India
However, the king of Justin's quote is not easily reconciled with the numismatical evidence, and views are divided as for how to interpre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - Modernization And Persianization
Discrimination against the Arabic language in schools, media, and government would have been enough to incur the enmity of the Arabic-spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - Iran-iraq War
Disruption in the central government made various Iranian regional separatists bolder. In 1980, six Khuzestani Arab separatists temporari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - Aftermath Of The War
Khuzestan was devastated by the war. What used to be Iran's largest refinery at Abadan was destroyed, never to fully recover. Many of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Hermaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - King Hermaeus - Hermaeus And Kalliope
Hermaeus issued joint coins of himself with his queen Kalliope. The coin type on the reverse departs from the traditional Hermaeus format...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heliokles Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Heliokles Ii - Overstrikes
The existence of numerous overstrikes helps locate the reign of Heliokles II in relation to other Indo-Greek kings. Heliokles overstruck ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - The Elamites
Khuzestan was once inhabited by a people known as Elamites, who were neither Indo-European (like the Medes and Persians of the Iranian pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - Centuries Of Local Rule
In 1393 Khuzestan was conquered by Tamerlane and afterwards seems to have been ruled by his successors, the Timurids. As the Timurid rule...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - The British Century
Throughout the 19th century, Russia and Britain contended for control of Persia. Neither wished to conquer the country, and incur the exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - The Kushan Empire Ca. 150 Bce - 300 Ce
In the third and second centuries BC, the Parthians, a nomadic Iranian people, arrived in ancient Afghanistan. The Parthians established ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollodotus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollodotus I - Ruler Of The Indo-greek Kingdom
Apollodotus was one of the generals of Demetrius I of Bactria, the Greco-Bactrian king who invaded northern India around 180 BCE. He was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius I Of Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius I Of Bactria - Demetrius And Buddhism
There are many records of the Sunga empire persecuting Buddhism, but on the contrary Buddhism flourished under the Indo-Greek kings, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Hermaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - King Hermaeus - Biblical Connection
Although rather unlikely, some Biblical scholars have suggested that Hermaeus may have been one of the three Kings (or Magi) from the eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Alexander The Great Seleucid-mauryan Rivalry And Greco-bactrian Rule 330 Bce - Ca. 150 Bce
It had taken Alexander only six months to conquer Iran, but it took him nearly three years (from about 330 BCE - 327 BCE) to subdue the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Hermaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - King Hermaeus - A Prosperous Reign
Hermaeus has one of the most abundant coinage of the Indo-Greek kings, suggesting a prosperous reign. His rule came to an end when the Yu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Sassanian Rule Ca. 300 - 650
In the 3rd century, Kushan control fragmented into semi-independent kingdoms that became easy targets for conquest by the rising Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - The Shahi Kings Ca. 650 - 1013
Up until the advent of Islam, most of Afghanistan was dominated mainly by the Sassanians and local vassals who were Kushans or Hepthalite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Achaemenid Rule And Rise Of Zoroastrianism Ca. 550 Bce - 331 Bce
The city of Bactria (which later became Balkh), is believed to have been the home of Zarathustra, who founded the Zoroastrian religion. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Ancient Afghanistan: From The Aryans To The Medes. 1500 Bce - 551 Bce
Between 2000-1200 BCE, a branch of Indo-European-speaking tribes known as the Aryans or Indo-Iranians began migrating into the region. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Early Indo-aryans Prior To Their Move To India
In the region around what is today Kabul and eastern Afghanistan, an early Indo-Iranian or specifically some early Indo-Aryan culture may...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - History
Khuzestan - Pre-Islamic History. Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Sassan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Hellenistic Rulers
List of kings of Persia - Argead Dynasty 330–310 BC. Alexander of Macedon (Alexander the Great) (330 BC–323) Philip III Arrihadeus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius I Of Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius I Of Bactria - Invasion Of India
Demetrius started the invasion of northern India from 190 BCE, following the destruction of the Mauryan dynasty by the general Pusyamitra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius I Of Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius I Of Bactria - Aftermaths
Demetrius I died of unknown reasons, and the date 180 BCE, is merely a suggestion aimed to allow suitable regnal periods for subsequent k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauryan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauryan Empire - The Mauryan Empire
Mauryan Empire - Chandragupta. Chandragupta was again in conflict with the Greeks, when Seleucus I, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, tried...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Early Realms In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Elamite Kingdom 3000–660 BC. of the Persian/Median empire that later appeared. Some have offered evidence f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Empire Of Medians And Persians
List of kings of Persia - Median Dynasty 728–550 BC. Deioces, 728–675 Phraortes, 675–653 Madius the Scythian, 653–625 Cyaxares...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Early Realms In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Elamite Kingdom 3000–660 BC. The Elamites were a people located in Susa, in what is now Khuzestan province....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauryan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauryan Empire - Building India's First Empire
Becoming the king of one of India's most powerful states, Chandragupta invaded the Punjab, after one of Alexander's satraps, Peithon of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucus I Nicator: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucus I Nicator - Early Career & Ascent To Power
Seleucus was the son of Antiochus, one of Philip's generals, and of Laodice. In 333 BC, as a young man of about twenty-three, he accompan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Revolution - Precursors To The Revolution
History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Mannaeans kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Revolution - Precursors To The Revolution
History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Mannaeans kingdom Elamite Kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Revolution - Precursors To The Revolution
Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Sassanid dynasty Islamic conquest of Ira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Khuzestan - The Arab Conquest And The Caliphate
For several centuries, Khuzestan was part of the province of Mesopotamia and ruled by distant caliphs. Over time, most of the inhabitants...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galilee: Encyclopedia Ii - Galilee - History
According to legend, Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of Napht...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaizar: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaizar - Early History
Located on the Orontes to the northwest of Hama, Shaizar was an ancient town, known as Senzar or Sezar in the Amarna letters. To the Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ai-khanoum: Encyclopedia Ii - Ai-khanoum - A Greek City In Bactria
Numerous artifacts and structures were found, pointing to a high Hellenistic culture, combined with Eastern influences. "It has all the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Under Demetrius Ii.
In 145 BC, the Battle of Antioch resulted in the final defeat of Alexander Balas by the forces of his father-in-law Ptolemy VI. Ptolemy h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - History
Khuzestan Province - Pre-Islamic History. History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Mannaeans kingdom Median E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Revolution - Precursors To The Revolution
History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom (2700 BC-539 BC) Mannaeans kingdom (10th-7th century BC) Median Empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arsacid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Arsacid Dynasty - The Birth Of An Empire
In 247 BC two brothers, Arsaces (Arschag) and Tiridates, members of the nomad iranic tribe of the Parni, first mentioned in this century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Leader Of The Jews
Jonathan was one of the sons of Mattathias Maccabaeus. His father was a Kohen credited as the founding figure of the rebellion of the Mac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Antioch 145 Bc: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Antioch 145 Bc - History
Alexander Balas became king of Syria and Pergamum containing the remnant of the Seleucid empire in 150 BC by defeating Demetrius Soter. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Ii Nicator: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Ii Nicator - Defeat And Captivity
In 139 BCE Parthian activity forced Demetrius to take action. He marched against Mithradates I, king of Parthia and was initially success...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleppo - History
Aleppo - Ancient. Because the modern city occupies its ancient site, Aleppo has scarcely been touched by archaeologists. The site has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleppo - History
Aleppo - Ancient. Because the modern city occupies its ancient site, Aleppo has scarcely been touched by archaeologists. The site has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Judah - From The End Of The Kingdom To The Present
After the end of the ancient kingdom the area passed into foreign rule, apart from brief periods, under the following powers: 587–539 B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Middle East: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Middle East - The Ancient Middle East
The earliest civilizations in the region now known as the Middle East were founded in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The Sumerians, Babyl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - In Modern Media
The Seleucid Empire is one of a number of factions in the 2004 PC game Rome: Total War. The Jewish revolt Maccabee who expelled the Seleu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Eclipse And Revival
By the time Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC, the Seleucids seemed to be at a low ebb indeed. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - An Overextended Domain
Nevertheless, even before Seleucus' death, the vast eastern domains of the Seleucids were proving difficult to assert control over. Seleu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Civil War And Further Decay
After the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid Empire became increasingly unstable. Frequent civil wars made central authority t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Power Of Rome And Renewed Disintegration
But Antiochus' glory was not to last for long. Following his erstwhile ally Philip's defeat at the hands of Rome in 197 BC, Antiochus now...   » Read the article