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Seleucus was the name of several Macedonian kings of the Seleucid dynasty ruling in the area of Syria.

Seleucus I Nicator ( Satrap 311 - 305 BC , King 305 BC - 281 BC)
Seleucus II Callinicus ( 246 - 225 BC)
Seleucus III Ceraunus (or Soter) ( 225 - 223 BC)
Seleucus IV Philopator ( 187 - 175 BCCenturies: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 180 BC 179 BC 178 BC 177 BC 176 BC 175 BC 174 BC 173 BC 172 BC 171 BC 170 BC Birth Death Events)
Seleucus V PhilometorThe short story of Seleucid king Seleucus V Philometor ( 126 125 BC) is told under the entry of his mother and killer, Cleopatra Thea. The epithet Philometor means mother-loving and in the Hellenistic world usually indicated that the mother acted as co-re ( 126Centuries: 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 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 131 BC 130 BC 129 BC 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC 123 BC 122 BC 121 BC Events Tyre successfu/ 125 BCCenturies: 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 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 130 BC 129 BC 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC 123 BC 122 BC 121 BC 120 BC Events Cleopatra Thea)
Seleucus VI EpiphanesSeleucus VI Epiphanes was the oldest son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and defeated his half-uncle Antiochus IX Cyzicenus in 96 BC as revenge for his father's death, but the score was evened only the next year by Antiochus' son Antiochus X Eusebes, and Seleucu Nicator ( 96Centuries: 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 50s BC 40s BC Years: 101 BC 100 BC 99 BC 98 BC 97 BC 96 BC 95 BC 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC Events Start of the Taishi era in th - 95 BCCenturies: 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 50s BC 40s BC Years: 100 BC 99 BC 98 BC 97 BC 96 BC 95 BC 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC 90 BC Events Philip I Philadelphus and Anti)
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes or Philometor ( 70s BC - 60s BC?)

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Seleucus IV PhilopatorSeleucus IV Philopator reigned from 187 BC to 176 BC over the Seleucid kingdom consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Palestine), Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia). He was compelled by financial necessities, created in part	Seleucus II CallinicusSeleucus II Callinicus or Pogon (the epithets meaning "beautiful victor" and "bearded", respectively) reigned from 246 to 225 BC as head of the Seleucid dynasty. He was proclaimed king by his mother, Laodice, whilst her partisans at Antioch murdered Beren	Seleucus I NicatorSeleucus I (surnamed for later generations Nicator , the founder of the Seleucid dynasty, was a Macedonian, the son of Antiochus, one of Philip's generals. Seleucus, as a young man of about twenty-three, accompanied Alexander into Asia in 333 BC, and won
Seleucus III CeraunusSeleucus III Ceraunus or Soter (c. 243 BC 223 BC), eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus, was a Seleucid king, who after a brief reign of three years ( 225 BC- 223 BC) was assassinated in Asia Minor by members of his army while on campaign against Attalus	Seleucus VI EpiphanesSeleucus VI Epiphanes was the oldest son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and defeated his half-uncle Antiochus IX Cyzicenus in 96 BC as revenge for his father's death, but the score was evened only the next year by Antiochus' son Antiochus X Eusebes, and Seleucu	Seleucus VII KybiosaktesThe last members of the once mighty Seleucid dynasty are shadowy figures; local dynasts with complicated family ties whose identities are hard to ascertain: many of them also bore the same names. Seleucus VII Philometor was unknown until recently: from co
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