MILITARY PERSONNEL

Seleucus I Nicator

358 BC - 281 BC

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Seleucus I Nicator (; Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, "Seleucus the Victorious"; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, led by the Seleucid dynasty. Initially a secondary player in the power struggles following Alexander's death, Seleucus rose to become the total ruler of Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, and the Iranian plateau, assuming the title of basileus (king). The Seleucid Empire was one of the major powers of the Hellenistic world, until it was overcome by the Roman Republic and Parthian Empire in the late second and early first centuries BC. While serving under Alexander, Seleucus was commander of the Hypaspistai, an elite Macedonian infantry unit. After the death of Alexander in June 323 BC, Seleucus initially supported Perdiccas, the regent of Alexander's empire, and was appointed Commander of the Companions and chiliarch at the Partition of Babylon in 323 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seleucus I Nicator has received more than 2,513,001 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Seleucus I Nicator is the 61st most popular military personnel (up from 71st in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Greece (up from 71st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Seleucus I Nicator is most famous for his military victories in the east. He was the founder of the Seleucid Empire, which was one of the most powerful empires of the Hellenistic world.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Seleucus I Nicator ranks 61 out of 2,058Before him are Gerd von Rundstedt, Vasily Zaitsev, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Ernst Röhm, Albrecht von Wallenstein, and Miltiades. After him are Alfred Jodl, Otto Skorzeny, Ferdinand Foch, Stanislav Petrov, Fedor von Bock, and Charles X Gustav of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 358 BC, Seleucus I Nicator ranks 1 Among people deceased in 281 BC, Seleucus I Nicator ranks 1After him is Lysimachus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Seleucus I Nicator ranks 57 out of 1,024Before him are Pope Sixtus II (215), Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Vangelis (1943), Antisthenes (-445), and Miltiades (-540). After him are Pyrrho (-365), Xanthippe (-500), Polykleitos (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), and Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Seleucus I Nicator ranks 7Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), Spartacus (-109), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Themistocles (-524), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), and Miltiades (-540). After him are Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Parmenion (-400), Mardonius (-600), and Djemal Pasha (1872).