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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: 2nd-century BC Macedonians, 3rd-century BC Macedonians, Antigonid colonies, Antigonid generals, Wars involving Antigonid Macedon, Antigonid dynasty, Ptolemy I Soter, Seleucus I Nicator, Ptolemy III Euergetes, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius I of Macedon, Andriscus, Bastarnae, Perseus of Macedon, Philip V of Macedon, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Arsinoe III of Egypt, Cassander, Cleomenean War, War against Nabis, Cretan War, Antigonus II Gonatas, Gallic invasion of the Balkans, Lysimachus, Aetolian War, Macedonian Wars, Antigonus III Doson, Ptolemy Keraunos, Laodice V, Poseidippus of Cassandreia, Chremonidean War, Poseidippus of Pella, Alexander V of Macedon, Military Decree of Amphipolis, Bilistiche, Megaleas of Macedon, Parmeniskos group, Antipater II of Macedon, Damon of Thessalonica, Antigonia, Hippolochus, Meleager, Neorion, Philip IV of Macedon, Hermagoras of Amphipolis, Politarch, Marsyas of Philippi, Ancient Theatre of Ohrid, Samus, Apame IV, Asclepiodotus of Heraclea, Onomastus of Macedon, Nicanor the Elephant, Demetrias, Philippus, Herophon, Heraclides, Koinon of Macedonians, Social War, Athenagoras of Macedon, Chrysogonus of Macedon. Excerpt: Seleucus I (given the surname by later generations of Nicator, Greek: (Hindi: ), i.e. Seleucus the Victor) (ca. 358 BC - 281 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire. His kingdom would be one of the last holdouts of Alexander's former empire to Roman rule. They were only outlived by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt by roughly 34 years. After the death of Alexander, Seleucus was nominated as the satrap of Babylon in 320 BC. Antigonus forced Seleucus to flee from Babylon, but, supported by ...
