Seleucus III Ceraunus | |
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Basileus | |
![]() Silver tetradrachm of Seleukos III Keraunos, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Seleukos on the obverse. SC 921.1 | |
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire | |
Reign | December 225 – April/June 223 BC |
Predecessor | Seleucus II Callinicus |
Successors | Antiochus III the Great |
Born | Alexander c. 243 BC |
Died | April/June 223 BC (aged 20) |
Dynasty | Seleucid |
Father | Seleucus II Callinicus |
Mother | Laodice II |
Seleucus III Soter, called Seleucus Ceraunus (Greek: Σέλευκος Γ΄ ὁ Σωτήρ, ὁ Κεραυνός; c. 243 BC – April/June 223 BC, ruled December 225 – April/June 223 BC),[1] was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom, the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice II.