Seleucid Empire

Connected Sites: 4

Definition
WHS that were part of or display remains related to the Seleucid Empire, a state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period (312–63 BC).

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Connected Sites

  • Ashur
    Ashur
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.86
    18
    2
    "The site survived the fall of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE, and it flourished in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods until the 2nd century CE." (AB ev)
  • Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.90
    22
    3
    "In 282 B.C., the city became a Seleucid capital, during which time it acquired status as a Greek city-state."
    See www.metmuseum.org
  • Inscribed: 2024
    2.36
    11
    1
    "served as a summer capital of Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian rulers" (AB ev)
  • Bisotun
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.68
    29
    2
    Includes the Statue of Heracles Callinicus at Behistun, made for a Seleucid governor named Cleomenes in about 148 BC. (wiki)