Seleucus was a male name of Ancient Greek origin and may refer to the following:
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People
Monarchs and relations of the Seleucid Empire
- Seleucus, father of Ptolemy (son of Seleucus) and Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator)
- Seleucus, a possible son to Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
- Seleucus I Nicator (Satrap 311–305 BC, King 305 BC–281 BC), son of Antiochus
- Seleucus, a son of Antiochus I Soter and grandson to Seleucus I
- Seleucus II Callinicus (246–225 BC)
- Seleucus III Ceraunus (or Soter) (225–223 BC)
- Seleucus IV Philopator (187–175 BC)
- Seleucus V Philometor (126/125 BC)
- Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator (96–95 BC)
- Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes or Philometor (70s BC–60s BC?)
Other people
- Seleucus, a grammarian from Emesa (modern Hims)
- Seleucus of Alexandria, distinguished grammarian and sophist
- Seleucus, a poet who was the son of Mnesiptolemus, who flourished under the Seleucid King Antiochus III the Great
- Seleucus of Seleucia, an astronomer
- Christian Martyr, Martyr Seleucus or known as Seleucus of Scythia, who lived in the 3rd century. His name day in the Greek Orthodox Church is May 23, while in the Russian Orthodox Church is September 13.
- Seleucus, a Roman Governor of Cilicia, during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian
Other
- Seleucus (crater), a crater on Earth's moon
- 3288 Seleucus, an asteroid
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