Seleucus (I)

I. SELEUCUS, King of Syria, surnamed Nicanor, Chief of the Race of the Seleucidæ. He began to reign in the Year of the World 3682, one Year after the Death of Alexander the Great, and reign’d for forty-two Years, dying in the Year 3724, before Christ 276, before the Vulgar Era 280. We do not see that his History has any Relation to that of the Jews; since in his Time Judea was under the Jurisdiction of Ptolemy the Son of Lagus King of Egypt. Yet Josephus says, Jos. Antiq. l. 12. c. 3.that he shew’d great Favour to the Jews in his Territory, and granted them the Right of Freedom in such Cities as he built, and particularly in Antioch the capital City of Syria.

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