Seleucia-on-Tigris
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Seleucia-on-Tigris
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From Latin Seleucia ad Tigrim, from its position on the Tigris River, used to distinguish it from other Seleucias.
proper noun
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The capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a major city in Parthian and Sasanian periods
Similar: Seleucia on the Tigris, Seleucia
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