Seleucid Empire
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The Seleucid Empire was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator, following the division of the Macedonian Empire
Bronze bust of Seleucus I Nicator.
"Chandra Gupta Maurya entertains his bride from Babylon": a conjectural interpretation of the "marriage agreement" between the Seleucids and Chandragupta Maurya, related by Appian.
Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, showing the king wearing a helmet decorated with leopard skin and bull's horn and ear.
Seleucid army
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The Seleucid army was the army of the Seleucid Empire, the largest of the Hellenistic states that emerged after the death of Alexander the Great.
Seleucus I coin depicting Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalus.