Seleucid
noun
Se·leu·cid
sə-ˈlü-səd 
səl-ˈyü-
: a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and at various times other Asian territories from 312 b.c. to 64 b.c.
Seleucid
adjective
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Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabees' unlikely victory over the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
The Seleucid Empire, founded by one of Alexander’s generals, took control of the region in the late fourth century and ruled until its collapse 250 years later, continuing to imprint Greek culture on the ever-feuding tribes.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
After that came the Seleucid Greeks, who ran things briefly, only to be kicked aside by the Romans, who were running everything in those days.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
On his West Bank settlement, Givat Hirel, there is an award-winning winery, a busy nursery, fancy homes with dramatic hilltop views and lush green gorges below – one of which is said to be one of the battle sites of the Maccabean Revolt, an ancient Jewish uprising against Greece's Seleucid Empire.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
The Seleucid Empire, founded by one of Alexander’s generals, took control of the region in the late fourth century and ruled until its collapse 250 years later, continuing to imprint Greek culture on the ever-feuding tribes.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
After that came the Seleucid Greeks, who ran things briefly, only to be kicked aside by the Romans, who were running everything in those days.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
On his West Bank settlement, Givat Hirel, there is an award-winning winery, a busy nursery, fancy homes with dramatic hilltop views and lush green gorges below – one of which is said to be one of the battle sites of the Maccabean Revolt, an ancient Jewish uprising against Greece's Seleucid Empire.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
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