Seleucus III Ceraunus

Seleucus III Ceraunus

Seleucus III Soter, called Seleucus Ceraunus (ca. 243 BC - 223 BC), was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus. After a brief reign of three years (225 BC-223 BC), Seleucus was assassinated in Asia Minor by members of his army while on campaign against Attalus I of Pergamon. His official byname "Soter" means "Saviour", while his nickname "Ceraunus" means "Thunder" in Greek.

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* [http://virtualreligion.net/iho/seleucus_3.html Seleucus III Soter] entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith


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