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Seleucid Kingdom The Seleucid Kingdom, or Empire (312-64 bc), one of the
great powers of the Hellenistic Age, was created, along with Ptolemaic Egypt and
other states, out of the Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great. Originally it ...
Seleucid Kingdom The Seleucid Kingdom, or Empire (312-64 bc), one of the
great powers of the Hellenistic Age, was created, along with Ptolemaic Egypt and
other states, out of the Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great. Originally it ...
Page 502
This cult was intended to be a unifying influence on the various peoples and
nations of the kingdom, but it was mainly official in character and does not seem
to have had much popularity. Because of the prestige of Greek culture,
indigenous ...
This cult was intended to be a unifying influence on the various peoples and
nations of the kingdom, but it was mainly official in character and does not seem
to have had much popularity. Because of the prestige of Greek culture,
indigenous ...
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Sukhothai Sukhothai, regarded by the Thai today as their first his- under torical
kingdom, achieved a considerable expansion by King the end of the 13 th
century. Little is known of Sukhothai Ramkham- during its first two reigns, but its
third ...
Sukhothai Sukhothai, regarded by the Thai today as their first his- under torical
kingdom, achieved a considerable expansion by King the end of the 13 th
century. Little is known of Sukhothai Ramkham- during its first two reigns, but its
third ...
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