Seleucia

The name Seleucia may denote any one of several cities in the Seleucid Empire.

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Seleucia on the Tigris functioned as an early Seleucid capital city, and is now under a suburb in modern Baghdad, Iraq.

Related Topics:
Tigris - Seleucid - Baghdad - Iraq

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Seleucia in Syria functioned as the sea-port of Antioch and lay near the mouth of the Orontes. Paul and his companions sailed from this port on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:4). This city was built by Seleucus Nicator, the "king of Syria." It is said of him that "few princes have ever lived with so great a passion for the building of cities. He is reputed to have built in all nine Seleucias, sixteen Antiochs, and six Laodiceas." Seleucia became a city of great importance, and was made a "free city" by Pompey. It is now a small village, called el-Kalusi.

Related Topics:
Syria - Antioch - Orontes - Paul - Acts - Seleucus Nicator - Pompey

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Partly based on an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

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There is a Seleucia in Turkey too, in the west of Mersin.

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