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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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.
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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
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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“Seleucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seleucid. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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