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The Collapse of the Seleucid Empire (160–64 BCE)

160 BCE · Suriye/Mezopotamya · political

After the death of Antiochus IV, dynastic civil wars broke out; a Jewish revolt produced independence; the Parthians took Mesopotamia (141 BCE); the Seleucids were confined to Syria alone.

Pompey swept away the last remnants in 64 BCE.

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What was The Collapse of the Seleucid Empire (160–64 BCE)?
After the death of Antiochus IV, dynastic civil wars broke out; a Jewish revolt produced independence; the Parthians took Mesopotamia (141 BCE); the Seleucids were confined to Syria alone.
When did The Collapse of the Seleucid Empire (160–64 BCE) happen?
160 BCE
Where did The Collapse of the Seleucid Empire (160–64 BCE) take place?
Suriye/Mezopotamya
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