The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Seleucus I Nicator, King (c. -358 - -281 )

Served as an infantry general under Alexander the Great and eventually assumed the title of basileus in 306 BCE and established the Seleucid Empire. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-5795?rskey=vxynxY&result=7 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_I_Nicator References in Documents: