Seleucus I

American

noun

Seleucus Nicator, 358?–281? b.c., Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.

Seleucus I British

/ sɪˈluːkəs /

noun

surname Nicator. ?358–280 _bc , Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, who founded the Seleucid kingdom

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Chandragupta began to battle Seleucus I, one of Alexander the Great’s generals.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

"Heaven is my witness," said Seleucus, "I could resign even my Stratonice to save my Antiochus."

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

If you be the King Seleucus, I know you are my Father.

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Beaumont, Francis

Seleucus I had been governor of Babylon, and after the break-up of Alexander's empire he returned to the ancient metropolis as a conqueror.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

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