- Seleucia, also known as Celeucia on the Tigris, was the first Capital of Greek Western Parthia in 305 BCE, and situated on the Tigris opposite Ctesiphon.
- It was named after Celeucas I Nicator who ruled Parthia after it had been conquered by Alexander the Great between 333-331 BCE. The Site was excavated during the 1920s.
Seleucid Empire
- The Seleucid Empire (312-63 BCE) was founded by Seleucus I Nicator, one of the four Greek Generals under Alexander the Great who divided his Empire after his death in 323 BCE..
- The Seleucid Empire included part of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia, Kuwait, Syria, the Levant and Asia Minor. The following centuries saw a Hellenisation of these lands as Greeks settled and formed the ruling elite.
- By 100 BCE, the Seleucids were left with Antioch and various cities in Syria.
- In 64-63 BCE the Roman Republic under Pompey annexed Syria which became a Roman Province.
Seleucia on the Tigris