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- noun Plural form of
Seleucid .
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Josephus, as also the Book of Maccabees, tells us, that this was done about the hundred and forty-eighth year of the Seleucidae: and at that time, nay,
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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Polybius, he escaped to Tripolis in Phoenicia, formed a party, murdered Antiochus V, his cousin, with Lysias, the chancellor, ascended the throne of the Seleucidae, and was acknowledged by Rome.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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It was once a part of the kingdom of the Seleucidae, and after the passing of Antiochus Epiphanes it took
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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The Seleucidae of Syria, under whose control the land soon passed, allowed it the choice of its rulers.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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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.,
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 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Though the Seleucidae possessed for some time a great part of
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 Kenneth Morris 1908
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The ancient city fell into decay under the empire of the Seleucidae.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904
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Arrived at the Omphalus-a monument of four arches wide as the streets, superbly illustrated, and erected to himself by Epiphanes, the eighth of the Seleucidae-he suddenly changed his mind.
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By turns she owned the sway of the Ptolemies and the Seleucidae, until finally, in 203, she was declared a Syro-Macedonian province.
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With all their might, the Ptolemies in Egypt and the Seleucidae in Syria hellenized the countries subject to their rule.
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