Seleucia-on-Tigris
English
Etymology
From Latin Seleucia ad Tigrim, from its position on the Tigris River, used to distinguish it from other Seleucias.
Proper noun
Seleucia-on-Tigris
- (historical) The capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a major city in Parthian and Sasanian periods
Synonyms
- Seleucia on the Tigris
- Seleucia