{"slug": "seleucia", "label": "Seleucia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136681", "qid": "Q1136681", "description": "capital of the Seleucid Empire", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [-304, 1101], "span_label": ["305 BCE", "1101 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Seleucia on the Tigris"], "related": [{"slug": "ctesiphon", "label": "Ctesiphon", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "parthia", "label": "Parthia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tigris", "label": "Tigris", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "babylon", "label": "Babylon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parthian-empire", "label": "Parthian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "trajan", "label": "Trajan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "susa", "label": "Susa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "achaemenid-empire", "label": "Achaemenid Empire", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -304, "year_label": "305 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Seleucus, former officer of Alexander the Great, considers himself emperor of Persia. He attempts to recover lands taken by Chandragupta that had been a part of Alexander's Empire. Seleucus establishes Seleucia on the Tigris River as his capital.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225162735#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "305 BC", "revid": 1225162735, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -220, "year_label": "221 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The satrap of Media, Molon, and his brother, Alexander, revolt against Antiochus III, primarily due to their hatred towards Hermeias, Antiochus' chief minister. Molon is able to become master of the Seleucid domains to the east of the Tigris. He is stopped by Antiochus III's forces in his attempts to pass that river. Xenoetas, one of Antiochus' generals, is sent against Molon with a large force, but is surprised by Molon's forces and his whole army is cut to pieces and Xenoetas is killed. The rebel satrap now crosses the Tigris, and makes himself master of the city of Seleucia on the Tigris, together with the whole of Babylonia and Mesopotamia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246108993#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "221 BC", "revid": 1246108993, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -54, "year_label": "55 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Mithridates IV, claimant to the throne of Parthia, supported by Aulus Gabinius, Roman governor of Syria, is defeated by Surena, general under Orodes, in the Battle of Seleucia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364737843#Parthia", "title": "55 BC", "revid": 1364737843, "section": "Events › By place › Parthia"}}, {"year": 43, "year_label": "43 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Vardanes I of Parthia forces the city of Seleucia on the Tigris to surrender.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_43", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 43"}}, {"year": 116, "year_label": "116 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Trajan completes his invasion of Parthia by capturing the cities of Seleucia, Babylon, Ctesiphon and Susa, marking the high-water mark of the Roman Empire's eastern expansion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330326275#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 116", "revid": 1330326275, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 164, "year_label": "164 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": null, "text": "Seleucia on the Tigris is destroyed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371301890#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 164", "revid": 1371301890, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 165, "year_label": "165 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "A Roman military expedition under Avidius Cassius is successful against Parthia, capturing Artaxata, Seleucia on the Tigris, and Ctesiphon. The Parthians sue for peace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371302074#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 165", "revid": 1371302074, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 283, "year_label": "283 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Exploiting the Persian civil war, Carus leaves Carinus in charge of much of the Roman Empire and, accompanied by his younger son Numerian, invades the Sassanid Empire. They sack Seleucia and Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian kingdom, and they press on beyond the Tigris. For his victories, Carus receives the title of Persicus Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307980994#Roman_Empire", "title": "283", "revid": 1307980994, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 1101, "year_label": "1101 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Summer – The Byzantine fleet under Admiral Eustathios recaptures the ports of western Cilicia, Seleucia and Corycus. Eustathios extends his power over Cilician territory (belonging to Bohemond I) further east – occupying Tarsus, Adana and Mamistra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365268186#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1101", "revid": 1365268186, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}