Seleucus II Kallinik ( dr. Greek Σέλευκος Β 'λαλλίνικος , “Kallinik” - “good winner”, circa 265 BC - 225 BC ) - king of Syria (from 246 BC ) from the Seleucid dynasty. Son of Antiochus II Theos .
| Seleucus II Kallinik | |||||||
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| Greek Σέλευκος Β 'Καλλίνικος | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Antiochus II Theos | ||||||
| Successor | Seleucus III Kerav | ||||||
| Birth | 265 BC e. | ||||||
| Death | 225 BC e. | ||||||
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| Father | Antiochus II Theos | ||||||
| Mother | Laodike I | ||||||
| Spouse | Laodice II | ||||||
| Children | 1. Seleucus III Kerav 2. Antiochus III the Great 3. Antiochid (wife of Xerxes of Armenia ) | ||||||
Proclaimed tsar by mother Laodika after the murder by her supporters of the second wife of Antiochus II Berenice and her son.
This feud laid the foundation for the third Syrian war (246 - 241 BC ). The Egyptian king and brother of Berenice Ptolemy III Everget invaded the territory of the Seleucid Empire and reached the Tigris River, subjugating the country's eastern provinces ( Mesopotamia ). At the same time, the Egyptian fleet reached the coast of Asia Minor .
Seleucus managed to keep the inner regions of Asia Minor. When Ptolemy III returned to Egypt, Seleucus returned northern Syria with Damascus and the neighboring provinces of Iran . In 241 BC e. peace was concluded with Egypt.
The younger brother of Seleucus Antioch Gieraks, together with his mother Laodika, opposed him. Around 235 BC e. Ankira Seleucus suffered a crushing defeat, as a result, his brother received possession of the territory beyond the Taurus Mountains ( Cilicia ).
After Seleucus undertook an unsuccessful military campaign against Parthia . According to some sources, he even spent several years in prison with the Parthian king. Other sources claim that he made peace with the Parthian king Arshak I , who recognized the supreme power of Seleucus.
Under Attalus I , the conquest of Asia Minor by Pergamum began . Antioch Gieraks, after unsuccessful attempts to seize his brother's possessions, in 229 BC e. was defeated by Attalus I. After the loss of power over their own territories, Antioch Gieraks fled to Thrace in 227 BC. e. , where he was captured, and when fleeing from captivity he was killed in 226 BC. e.
About a year later, Seleucus died, falling from a horse.
Literature
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- Bunbury, Edward Herbert. Seleucus II // A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology / Ed. by William Smith . Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. - Boston: Little, Brown, and company, 1867. - Vol. 3: Oarses-Zygia. - P. 773-774.