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'''Seleucia''', also known as '''Seleucia on the Tigris''', '''Seleucia on Tigris''' and '''Seleucia Tigris''', was an ancient urban settlement located at the Tigris River within the Middle East Federation. Containing Hellenistic architecture, it was built during the [[Wars of the Diadochi]] by [[Seleucus I Callinicus]] and has been the capital city of the [[Seleucid Empire (Eordisverse)|Seleucid Empire]]. During antiquity, it was designated as one of the most prosperous and cosmopolitan cities of its time, attracting diverse ethnicities and an abundance of trade and replaced Babelon as such.
 
==History==
 
===Founding by Seleucus I Callinicus===
 
===Era of Prosperity===
 
===Decadence===
 
===Partial Settlement on the Ruins===
 
===Second Europan War===
 
===Contemporary History===
 
==Archeology==
 
The settlement contains a combination of both Hellenistic and Mesopotamioan architecture, and there are even signs where they were heterogeneously mixed together.
 
==Sections==
 
===Seleucia Superior===
 
This part of Seleucia is located on the western bank of the Tigris River. It forms the major part of the city, containing the acropolis containing the Palace of the Basileus and the Temples of Zeus, Athena, and Seleucus and many public places such as the amphitheater and public baths. On its riverside, there were ports of trade and a bridge connecting the section to its minor eastern part, Seleucia Inferior.
 
===Seleucia Inferior===
 
Seleucia Inferior is an area designated on a little island embedded within the river. It contains various ports and more importantly, the Temple of Apollo and the [[Mausoleum of the Seleucids]].

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