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'''Seleucus III [[Soter]]''', called '''Seleucus Ceraunus''' (c. [[243 BC]] - [[223 BC]]), was a ruler of the [[Hellenistic]] [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid kingdom]], the eldest son of [[Seleucus II Callinicus]]. After a brief reign of three years ([[225 BC]]-[[223 BC]]), Seleucus was assassinated in [[Asia Minor]] by members of his army while on campaign against [[Attalus I|Attalus I of Pergamon]]. His official byname "Soter" means "Saviour", while his nickname "Ceraunus" means "Thunder" in Greek.

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[[Category:243 BC births]]
[[Category:223 BC deaths]]
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Seleucus III Ceraunus - Revision history

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