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Seleucia
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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SELEUCIA . on the coast of Syria, at the mouth of the river Orontes, was the port of the great Antioch. It was strongly fortified. Situated on the S. side of Mt. Pieria, and on thelevel ground at its foot, it was protected on three sides both naturally and by fortifications. It was captured by Ptolemy Euergetes ( 1Ma 11:8 ), and afterwards recovered (in b.c. 219) by Antiochus the Great. Its greatness increased in Roman times. Then it was a ‘free city.’ Commercially its importance in the Levantine trade was of the highest. Extensive remains of the ancient city exist.
A. Souter.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Seleucia'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​s/seleucia.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Seleucia'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​s/seleucia.html. 1909.