Polity · 318 BCE – 64 BCE
Seleucid Empire
Σελευκίδαι
- Peak recorded area
- 2,975,690 km²
- 301 BCE
- Data series
- 22
- 300 BCE–161 BCE
Overview
The Seleucid dynasty or the Seleucidae was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Seleucid Empire based in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded by Seleucus I Nicator, a general and successor of Alexander the Great, after the division of the Macedonian Empire as a result of the Wars of the Successors (Diadochi).
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Territory
32 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 64 BCE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Population2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 7.36score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 75Kpersons300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population | 16Mpersons300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.774score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.8333score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.5625score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Battle Count | 1battles161 BCE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Losses | 1battles lost161 BCE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Military Levels | 5levels300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 6.14score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km²2 obs · 256 BCE–173 BCE | 1.4Msq km173 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5.5levels300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 4levels300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 9 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.7778score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 5.5score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.6692score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 0.98score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 4.88score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels2 obs · 300 BCE–200 BCE | 4score200 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Seleucid Empire is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.