Seleucia
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Seleucia (Greek: Σελεύκεια) – also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, or Seleukheia – is a grammatically female name for anything named, directly or indiretly, after a Seleucos.
It is the name of many cities of the Seleucid Empire (Syria):
- Seleucia on the Tigris (first capital of the Seleucid Empire; currently in Iraq)
- Seleucia (Sittacene) – in antiquity, across the Tigris from the above city, currently in Iraq
- Seleucia above Zeugma – on the Euphrates above Zeugma, precise location unknown; probably near Sırataşlar, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey
- Seleucia ad Belum – later Seleucopolis, on the Orontes, Syria
- Seleucia (Pamphylia) – currently at Bucakşeyhler, Antalya Province, Turkey
- Seleucia Samulias – formerly on Lake Merom, now drained, currently in Israel
- Seleucia Sidera – in Pisidia, currently at Selef, Isparta Province, Turkey
- Seleucia (Susiana) – formerly Soloke, Sele, Sodome, and Surak, currently at Ja Nishin, Iran
Also,
- Abila in the Decapolis (currently near Irbid, Jordan) was known as Seleucia
- Aydın (formerly Tralles; currently in Aydın Province, Turkey) was known as:
- Seleucia ad Maeandrum
- Seleucia in Caria
- Mopsuestia (currently in Adana Province, Turkey) was known as Seleucia ad Pyramum
- Samandağı (currently in Hatay Province, Turkey) was known as Seleucia Pieria
- Silifke (currently in Mersin Province, Turkey) was known as:
- Seleucia on the Calycadnus
- Seleucia in Cilicia
- Seleucia in Isauria or Seleucia of Isauria
- Seleucia Trachea or Seleucia Tracheotis
- Susa (currently in Iran) was known as Seleucia ad Eulaeum
- Umm Qais (currently in Jordan) was known as Seleucia
- Zeugma (currently in Gaziantep Province, Turkey) was known as Seleucia Euphrates or Seleucia on the Euphrates
[edit] See also
- Seleucians, a gnostic sect
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