Seleucus II Callinicus

Seleucus II Callinicus Pogon
Basileus
Silver tetradrachm of Seleukos II Kallinikos, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Seleukos on the obverse. SC 689.6b
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
ReignJuly/August 246 – December 225 BC
PredecessorAntiochus II Theos
SuccessorSeleucus III Ceraunus
Bornc. 265 BC
DiedDecember 225 BC
(aged 39–40)
SpouseLaodice II
Issue
DynastySeleucid
FatherAntiochus II
MotherLaodice

Seleucus II Callinicus Pogon (Greek: Σέλευκος Β΄ ὁ Καλλίνικος ὁ Πώγων; Kallinikos means "beautifully triumphant"; Pogon means "the Beard"; July/August 265 BC – December 225 BC[1]),[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Seleucus II Callinicus". Livius.org.
  2. ^ καλλίνικος, πώγων. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.

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