Seleucus III Ceraunus

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Seleucus III Ceraunus was the son of Seleucus II Callinicus and the fifth king of the Seleucid Empire.

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After becoming king, Seleucus III went to war against Attalus I in Asia Minor and two years later Seleucus was assassinated. His brother Antiochus the Great became the new king.