 Seleucid Empire

The Seleucid Empire (; , "Basileía tōn Seleukidōn") was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty which existed from 312 BC to 63 BC; Seleucus I Nicator founded it following the division of the Macedonian Empire vastly expanded by Alexander the Great.Seleucus received Babylonia (321 BC) and from there expanded his dominions to include much of Alexander's near-eastern territories.