File:Coin_of_Seleucus_II_Callinicus_(cropped),_Antioch_mint.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Seleucus II Callinicus
Sign in to saveruler of the Seleucid Empire from 246 BC to 225 BC
Key facts
- Reign
- July/August 246 – December 225 BC
- Predecessor
- Antiochus II Theos
- Successor
- Seleucus III Ceraunus
- Rival kings
- Antiochus (240-226 BC) , Andragoras (245-238 BC)
- Born
- c. 265 BC
- Died
- December 225 BC, (aged 39–40)
- Spouse
- Laodice II
- Issue
- Five children with Laodice II, including: Antiochis Seleucus III Ceraunus Antiochus III the Great
- Dynasty
- Seleucid
- Father
- Antiochus II
- Mother
- Laodice I
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Seleucid Empire
- Spouse
- Laodice II
- Child
- Antiochis
- Father
- Antiochus II Theos
- Mother
- Laodice I
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Seleucid dynasty
- Image
- Syria - king Seleukos II - 261-246 BC - gold stater - head of Seleukos II - Apollon - München SMS.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Seleucus II
- date of birth
- 0265-01-01
- date of death
- 0225-01-01
- manner of death
- accidental death
- time period
- Hellenistic period
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Seleucus II Callinicus Pogon (Greek: Σέλευκος Β΄ ὁ Καλλίνικος ὁ Πώγων; Callinicus meaning "beautifully triumphant", Pogon meaning "the Beard"; July/August 265 BC – December 225 BC), was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, who reigned from 246 BC to 225 BC. Faced with multiple enemies on various fronts, and not always successful militarily, his reign was a time of great turmoil and fragmentation for the Seleucid Empire, before its eventual restoration under his second son and eventual successor, Antiochus III.
Accession and invasion
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seleucus II Callinicus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.