Seleucid Era

Rolf Strootman

Seleucid Era

Rolf Strootman

OGKG - Ancient History

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Abstract

SELEUCID ERA, the first system of continuous year numbering, introduced in the Middle East by the Seleucids, and the direct forerunner of the Christian, Islamic, and Jewish years. As the formal time reckoning system of the Seleucid empire, the era was adopted throughout the Middle East. Sometimes known as the Era of the Greeks (e.g., 1 Maccabees 1:10), its use became widespread and outlived the Seleucids by centuries, surviving in some parts of the Middle East until the twentieth century.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopaedia Iranica (Online)
Editors	Ehsan Yarshater
Place of Publication	Winona Lake
Publisher	Eisenbrauns
ISBN (Electronic)	1-56859-050-4
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2015

Keywords

Iran
Iranian History
Hellenistic World
Seleucid Empire
Imperialism
Babylon

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Seleucid Era

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