Seleucus was born about 0265 B.C., the son of Antiochus II Theos and Laodice I. The place is not known.
He died in 0225 B.C.. The place is not known.
His wife was Laodice I. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were Laodice (?-?), Antiochus III (0242BC-0187BC) and Seleucus III Ceraunus (c0243BC-0223BC).
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Seleucus II Callinicus |
Antiochus II Theos |
Antiochus I Soter |
Seleucus I Nicator |
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Apama I of Bactria |
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Stratonice I of Syria |
Demetrius I Poliorcertes |
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Phila I |
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Achæus I |
Seleucus I Nicator |
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Apama I of Bactria |
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Alexander III |
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Roxane of Bactria |
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 0265 B.C. |
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| Death | 0225 B.C. |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 0246 B.C. TO 0225 B.C. | king of Syria |
Note 1
After the death of his father, Antiochus, he was proclaimed king by his mother, Laodice in Ephesos, while her partisans at Antioch murdered Berenice and her son. When Ptolemy died in 246 BC, Antiochus took Laodice back but died immediately thereafter (she is said to have poisoned him).