Seleucidae
- plural of Seleucid.
Example Sentences
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But the generation which witnessed the official deification of the various Seleucidae and Ptolemies seemed suddenly to see light.
From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert
Judas is there made to write to Egypt in the year of the Seleucidae 188, though he died thirty-six years before, i.e.,
From The Canon of the Bible by Davidson, Samuel
Under his successors, the Seleucidae, this vast empire rapidly diminished; Bactria became independent, and a separate dynasty of Greek kings ruled there in the year 125, when it was overthrown by the Scythian tribes.
From The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir
The Seleucidae maintained a mimic greatness in tinsels until 190 and Scipio and Magnesia; then a mere rising-tide-lapped sand-castle of a kingdom until, in 64 B.C.,
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
With all their might, the Ptolemies in Egypt and the Seleucidae in Syria hellenized the countries subject to their rule.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)
