Seleucid Civil War of 315

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Seleucid Civil War of 315
Civil War of 627 SE
War between Cynegus and Palleuceia

Busts of Seleucus XV Cynegus and Terpsichore II Palleuceia
Date315 – 318 CE
Location
Mesopotamia, Persianna, Bactrianna, Arachosia
Result

Palleucid victory

  • Palleuceia ascends the throne as Basilinna Mega of the Seleucid Empire
  • Execution of Cynegus
Belligerents
Cynegian Faction Palleucid Faction
Commanders and leaders

The Seleucid Civil War of 315, also known as the Civil war of 627 SE and in literary terms the War between Cynegus and Palleuceia, was a civil war that was fought between two factions led by two royals of the Seleucid Dynasty, Seleucus XV Cynegus and Terpsichore II Palleuceia. It ended with Palleuceia rising as the victor and ascending as the succeeding monarch of the Seleucid Empire and the execution of Cynegus and the exile of his family in Scythianna.

Course of the War

Defense of Bactrianna

Arachosian Campaign of Cynegus

Palleucid Advance to Susa

Surrender of Cynegus