Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seleucid empire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-leu-cid em-pire
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).

Example Sentences

"The protracted dynastic struggles completely exhausted the military and financial power of the remnants of the Seleucid Empire and left Syria powerless against the dangers that threatened it from outside and the ferment that weakened it internally."
"Based in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia, the Seleucid Empire was one of the largest and most powerful Hellenistic kingdoms created after the death of Alexander the Great."
"2012, Robert Johns, The Visions of Daniel the Hebrew Prophet, Thomas Nelson (WestBow Press), page 63, Rome terminated the tiny, impotent remnant of the Seleucid Empire in 64 BCE."

Questions

What does seleucid empire mean?: A Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).

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