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

Battle of the Persian Gates

Eastern Theater

Defense of Bactrianna

Arachosian Campaign of Cynegus

Stalemate at Gedrosia and Carmania

Push to the Persepolis Ruins

Two Campaigns towards Aspadana and Ecbatana

Penetration through the Zagros Mountains

Mesopotamian Theater

Standoff at the Tigris-Euphrates Tributary

Palleucid Susa Campaign

Retaking of Seleucia

Egyptian Theater

Nile Delta Campaign

Red Telemachia Campaign

Surrender of Cynegus