Seleucid Empire in Iran and Mesopotamia (312–63 BCE)

1. Seleucus retakes Babylon, Seleucid era begins

   Jan 1, 312 BCELabels: Seleucus I, Babylon

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2. Babylonian War secures Seleucid control of Babylonia

   Jan 1, 311 BCELabels: Babylonian War, Seleucus I

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3. Seleucia on the Tigris is founded as capital

   Jan 1, 305 BCELabels: Seleucia, Capital city

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4. Seleucid–Mauryan settlement limits eastern frontier

   Jan 1, 303 BCELabels: Seleucid Mauryan, Chandragupta

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5. Battle of Ipsus expands Seleucid rule westward

   Jan 1, 301 BCELabels: Battle of, Seleucus I

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6. Seleucus wins Corupedium, then is assassinated

   Feb 1, 281 BCELabels: Battle of, Seleucus I

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7. Arsacid dynasty begins in Parthia

   Jan 1, 247 BCELabels: Arsacid dynasty, Arsaces

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8. Third Syrian War drains resources and authority

   Jan 1, 246 BCELabels: Third Syrian, Antiochus II

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9. Antiochus III seeks to restore control in the east

   Jan 1, 210 BCELabels: Antiochus III, Eastern campaigns

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10. Rome defeats Antiochus III at Magnesia

    Dec 1, 190 BCELabels: Battle of, Antiochus III

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11. Treaty of Apamea strips lands and war power

    Jan 1, 188 BCELabels: Treaty of, Antiochus III

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12. Antiochus IV’s religious policies trigger revolt

    Jan 1, 167 BCELabels: Antiochus IV, Maccabean Revolt

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13. Parthians take Seleucia and seize Mesopotamia

    Jan 1, 141 BCELabels: Mithridates I, Seleucia

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14. Antiochus VII’s eastern comeback ends at Ecbatana

    Jan 1, 129 BCELabels: Antiochus VII, Ecbatana

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15. Pompey annexes Syria, ending Seleucid rule

    Jan 1, 64 BCELabels: Pompey, Syria province

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