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Seleucus

Seleucus · m

The name of several kings of Syria

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 26 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Sĕleucus — Lewis & Short

Sĕleucus, i, m., = *se/leukos.

I The name of several kings of Syria; their ancestor, Seleucus Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great after the latter's death founded the kingdom of the Seleucidae, Just. 13, 4, 17; 15, 4, 1.—
II Name of a servant of Q. Lepta, Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 1.—
III Name of a player on the cithern, Juv. 10, 24.

In the wild

6 of 92 attestations shown.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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