Seleucid
The period comes out of the division of Alexander the Great's empire. Seleucis first came to power in Babylon in 320 BC. It lasted until the Roman Conquests of 64 BCE.
Description:
The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic stated ruled by the Selucid Dynasty. It was founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the division on Alexander the Great’s Empire. In the height of its power, it stretched from the Mediterranean to India, Central Turkey to the Persian Gulf. The empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where Greek political elite dominated. The period ended with the overthrow of the Empire by the Roman general Pompey.
Chronology: 305-64 BCE
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.536 | (none) | (none) | |
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| 10612 | 52-30-28 | (none) | (none) | Tablet Business document Concerning payments cf. SE. Persian period (?) No date. HC..400. |
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