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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)

Nominally the Seleucidae still continued to possess the suzerainty.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

The title had been a favorite one with the old Assyrian and Persian monarchs, but was not adopted either by the Seleucidae or by the Greek kings of Bactria.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

The ancient city fell into decay under the empire of the Seleucidae.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

According to the computation most generally followed, the year 312 of the era of the Seleucidae began on the 1st of September in the Julian year preceding the first of our era.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various