出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/08 22:30 UTC 版)
From Latin Seleucia, from Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), from Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), usually in honor of Seleucus I, founder of the Seleucid Empire which succeeded to Alexander the Great’s conquests in Syria and Central Asia. Equivalent to Seleucus + -ia. Compare Alexandria, Antioch, Ptolemais, Laodicea, Apamea. Doublet of Silifke.
Seleucia (plural Seleucias)
From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia).
Seleucia f sg (genitive Seleuciae); first declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Seleucia |
| genitive | Seleuciae |
| dative | Seleuciae |
| accusative | Seleuciam |
| ablative | Seleuciā |
| vocative | Seleucia |
| locative | Seleuciae |
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/31 21:21 UTC 版)
Seleucia (Greek: Σελεύκεια), also known as Seleucia on the Tigris, was one of the great cities of the world during Hellenistic and Roman times. It stood in Mesopotamia, on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the smaller town of Ctesiphon, in present day Babil Governorate, Iraq.