10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELEUCIA»
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Seleucia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Seleucia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aristotelianism in the First Century BCE: Xenarchus of
Seleucia
This book is a full study of the remaining evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle.
2
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Among their exploits, the imperfect relation of which would have unseasonably
interrupted the more important series of domestic revolutions, we shall only
mention the repeated calamities of the two great cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon
.
Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman, 1846
3
A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey
Clyde E. Fant, Mitchell G. Reddish. The city and port of Seleucia Pieria were
founded at the beginning of the 3rd century B.C.E. by one of the generals of
Alexander the Great, Seleucus Nicator, who also founded Antioch. (The name
Pieria was ...
Clyde E. Fant, Mitchell G. Reddish, 2003
4
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Q-Z
SELEUCIA sa-IOo'shi-a, sa-IOo'sha [Gk. Seleukia]. The designation of perhaps
ten cities named (or renamed) after the founder of the Seleucid dynasty, of which
one is of primary significance for biblical studies and two or three others of lesser
...
Geoffrey W. Bromiley, 1995
5
The Politics of Minority Chaldeans Between Iraq and America
537 Seleucia-Ctesiphon 27 Mar Paul I c. 537-c. 539 Seleucia-Ctesiphon 28 Mar
Aba I the Great c. 540-552 Seleucia-Ctesiphon 29 Mar Joseph I 552-567
Seleucia-Ctesiphon 30 Mar Ezecbiel 570-581 Seleucia-Ctesiphon 31 Mar Isho-
Yab I ...
6
The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, the ...
Strabo then adds, at present Seleucia is greater than Babylon, which last city has
been desolated, so that one may say of it what the comic poet said of
Megalopolis, in Arcadia : — ' A great city has become a great desert.' If this be not
sufficient ...
7
The Cambridge History of Iran: Seleucid Parthian
The role played by the polls of Seleucia in politics, its contribution, in particular, to
the struggle between pretenders to the throne of Iran - Tiridates and Artabanus III
and, later, Vardanes and Gotarzes II - and especially during the rising of the ...
8
Middle East and Africa: International Dictionary of Historic ...
Seleucia was briefly rebuilt around 224 by Ardashir, king of the Iranian province
of Fars, who claimed divine authority and began annexing territory. He defeated
the army of the already crumbling Parthian state and won the kingdom in single ...
Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, 2014
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All the Places in the Bible
in capturing Seleucia and several other coastal cities in 146 bce (1 Macc. 11:8ff.).
It was in Seleucia that the queen Cleopatra Theo (not Antony's Cleopatra), while
imprisoned there, manipulated the power plays between Alexander Balas and ...
scholars at Seleucia, however, was its position in the historical meeting of
cultures from the West and East. In the history of the Near East, the birthplace of
so many forces still active in life, two serious obstacles have long blocked
attempts to ...
University of Michigan. Office of Research Administration, 1970
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELEUCIA»
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Seleucia is used in the context of the following news items.
Silifke Seçim Sonuçları 2015
Selevkos I Nikator'un kurduğu 9 adet kendi adındaki şehrin adını devam ettirdiği Seleucia, Helenistik dönemde Selefkoslar ve Ptolemeos (Mısır) krallıkları ... «Tarsus Haber, Jun 15»
Shapur's Great Persecution
One key victim was Simeon bar Sabbae, the powerful bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the imperial capital (ii 9-10). First, the king imposed severe taxes on ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
Troglodytes, topazes and the spring term
He had a rough time at a Church council in 359 at Seleucia (not the city in Mesopotamia, but the one on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor), which attempted ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
Babylonian Baptists
Mani, we now know, was born near Seleucia-Ctesiphon around 216. He had many dealings with the Persian royal court at Ctesiphon, before his eventual ... «Patheos, Dec 14»
Christians in Babylon
Within the Persian empire, the greatest seat of church power was of course at the capital Seleucia-Ctesiphon. The city's bishop – later the patriarch – ruled from ... «Patheos, Dec 14»
Sell-out Day for Sellwood Collection of Parthian Coins
Phraates II (132-127 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, diademed and lightly bearded bust right, reel-and-pellet border, rev male deity ... «CoinWeek, Oct 14»
You'll Probably Never Catch Ebola—So Why Is the Disease So …
In the middle of the first century, Roman soldiers returning from their siege of the Mesopotamian city of Seleucia brought a strange new illness back to the capital. «The New Republic, Aug 14»
Ancient Coin Auction News: Superb Rarities in Jacquier Auction …
Tetradrachm, Seleucia on the Tigris, c. 141/40. Sellw. 13. 2. Shore 35. Sunrise 260. Ex Peus 363 (2000), 5104. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 3,500 euros ... «CoinWeek, Jul 14»
Mountain bike tours in Antalya
The Seleucia antique city and Oymapınar's ancient waterfronts are frequently visited by mountain bikers. Oymapınar's Mayor Tevfik Güven stated mountain ... «Daily Sabah, Mar 14»
The First Ever Battery
... part because many similar “devices . . . [were] found in what appeared to be a magician's house,” near Seleucia-on-Tigris and dating to the Sassanian period. «Gizmodo Australia, Feb 14»
