Seleucid Empire

Period and duration

Seleucid Empire — according to the map data from 318 BC to 64 BC, roughly 254 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Seleucid Empire — greatest extent around 301 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 3 million km², roughly 2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (319 BC)

After

Neighbours around 301 BC

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in 301 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Seleucid Empire on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance