What is Seleucus II Callinicus?
'''Seleucus II Callinicus''' was the second [[son]] of [[Antiochus II]] and the fourth [[king]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]]. ==Rise to Power== After [[Antiochus II]] [[die]]d his second [[wife]] Berenice declared her son Antiochus king at [[Antioch]] while his first wife Laodice declared her son Seleucus king in [[Ephesus]]. Since Antiochus was too young to be able to rule, Seleucus and Laodice had Berenice [[kill]]ed so that Seleucus no longer had any challenger for his [[throne]]. [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]] was [[angry]] about this so he invaded [[Syria]] and started a [[war]]. ==Third Syrian War== Seleucus appointed his [[brother]] [[Antiochus Hierax]] as [[viceroy]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]] so that he could have Antiochus Hierax rule [[Syria]] for him while he left to [[fight]] Ptolemy. Ptolemy won most of the [[battle]]s but Seleucus won enough of them that in 241 B.C.E. they agreed to a [[treaty]] which said that Ptolemy ruled all the lands he conquered but that Seleucus would stay ruler of the [[Seleucid Empire]]. ==Antiochus Hierax== While Seleucus was off [[fighting]] the [[war]], his [[brother]] Antiochus Hierax tried to become the new [[king]] in [[Asia Minor]]. So Seleucus started a [[war]] with Hierax to take it back. The war went on for two years and ended in a [[stalemate]]. ==Parthia== After this, [[Parthia]] left the [[Seleucid Empire]] and Seleucus went to [[war]] to get it back but lost. ==Rebellion of Stratonice== After Hierax [[die]]d, Seleucus’s [[aunt]] Stratonice asked him to [[marry]] her. He said no so she led a [[rebellion]] against him. Seleucus crushed the revolt and had her executed. ==Death== In 225 B.C.E, Seleucus fell off his [[horse]] and [[die]]d. His son Alexander became king and changed his [[name]] to [[Seleucus III Ceraunus]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Seleucid kings]]