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Seleucia in a sentence

Seleucia meaning

  1. A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
  2. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
  3. A former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.

Using Seleucia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire. | Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including: | A former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.
  • In the example corpus, seleucia often appears in combinations such as: of seleucia, seleucia bc.

Context around Seleucia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

pieria 1× theorized 1×

Sentence patterns with Seleucia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

seleucus of seleucia b 190 2× daphne and seleucia 1× excavations at seleucia and ctesiphon 1× satrap of seleucia on tigris 1× seleucia pieria which 1× seleucus of seleucia theorized around 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however a great 1× seleucia pieria which 1× seleucus of seleucia 1× sidetes campaign initially 1× the only babylonian 1× the only greek 1×

Common sentence endings:

b 190 bc 2× by the moon 1× daphne and seleucia 1× in personal combat 1× seleucia and ctesiphon 1× silting never recovered 1×

Words around Seleucia

Just before it in the word index:

seletar 3 seleste 2 seles 7 selenoproteins 6 selenoprotein 2 selenoketones 2

Just after it in the word index:

seleucid 38 seleucids 8 seleucus 17 selex 3 selezione 4 self 14.641

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Seleucia

  • In this selection, "seleucia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pieria and theorized stand out and add context to how "seleucia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include seleucus of seleucia b 190 and daphne and seleucia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "seleucia" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with seleucia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Seleucia Pieria, which was already fighting a losing battle against continual silting, never recovered. (14 words)

Seleucus of Seleucia theorized around 150 B.C. that tides were caused by the Moon. (15 words)

I, pp. 1–88, 1966 G. Gullini and A. Invernizzi, Second Preliminary Report of Excavations at Seleucia and Ctesiphon. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Sidetes' campaign initially met with spectacular success, recapturing Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Media and defeating and slaying the Parthian Satrap of Seleucia-on-Tigris in personal combat. (26 words)

However, a great accomplishment of the expedition was the discovery of high-quality Roman mosaics from villas and baths in Antioch, Daphne and Seleucia. (24 words)

The only Greek Babylonian astronomer known to have supported a heliocentric model of planetary motion was Seleucus of Seleucia (b. 190 BC). (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

However, a great accomplishment of the expedition was the discovery of high-quality Roman mosaics from villas and baths in Antioch, Daphne and Seleucia.

I, pp. 1–88, 1966 G. Gullini and A. Invernizzi, Second Preliminary Report of Excavations at Seleucia and Ctesiphon.

Seleucia Pieria, which was already fighting a losing battle against continual silting, never recovered.

Seleucus of Seleucia theorized around 150 B.C. that tides were caused by the Moon.

Sidetes' campaign initially met with spectacular success, recapturing Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Media and defeating and slaying the Parthian Satrap of Seleucia-on-Tigris in personal combat.

The only Babylonian astronomer known to have supported a heliocentric model of planetary motion was Seleucus of Seleucia (b. 190 BC).

The only Greek Babylonian astronomer known to have supported a heliocentric model of planetary motion was Seleucus of Seleucia (b. 190 BC).

Common combinations with seleucia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of seleucia 3×
  • seleucia bc 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "seleucia" in a sentence?
An example: "However, a great accomplishment of the expedition was the discovery of high-quality Roman mosaics from villas and baths in Antioch, Daphne and Seleucia." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "seleucia" from authentic English texts.
What does "seleucia" mean?
Seleucia means: A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
How many example sentences with "seleucia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "seleucia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.