Seleucus or Seleukos (Ancient Greek: Σέλευκος) was a Macedonian Greek name, possibly meaning "very bright" or “very white”. It is likely related to the ancient name Zaleucus (Ancient Greek: Ζάλευκος). Seleucus may refer to:
Monarchs and other people related to the Seleucid Empire
- Seleucus I Nicator (Satrap 311–305 BC, King 305 BC–281 BC), son of Antiochus and founder of the Seleucid Empire
- Seleucus II Callinicus (246–225 BC)
- Seleucus III Ceraunus (or Soter) (225–223 BC)
- Seleucus IV Philopator (187–175 BC)
- Seleucus V Philometor (126/125 BC)
- Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator (96–95 BC)
- Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes or Philometor (70s BC–60s BC?)
- Seleucus, probable name of the father of Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator)
- Seleucus, a son of Antiochus I Soter and grandson to Seleucus I
- Seleucus, one of the sons of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea
- Seleucus (commandant), in 30 BC commandant of the eastern Egyptian border-fortress Pelusium
Other people
- Seleucus, son of Bithys, Ptolemaic governor of Cyprus (c.145-130 BC),
- Seleucus of Alexandria, a grammarian and sophist,
- Seleucus of Seleucia, an astronomer,
- Seleucus (son of Ablabius), a rhetorician and friend of Julian the Apostate,
- Seleucus (Theodosian Praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the Theodosian dynasty,
- Seleucus (Roman usurper), a Roman usurper.
Other uses
- Seleucus (crater), a crater on Earth's moon
- 3288 Seleucus, an asteroid
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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