File:Portrait of Seleucus I Nicator, king of Syria (358–280 BC), 1st or 2nd century AD, from Syria, Louvre Museum (7462833418).jpg

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The identification of this head with that of Seleucus I Nicator, the companion of Alexander the Great who was crowned king of ancient Syria in 306 BC, is based on comparison with coins on which the sovereign is shown heavily helmeted. These portraits were themselves derived from a bronze sculpture of the founder of the Seleucid dynsasty made during his own lifetime, in the first quarter of the 3rd century BC.

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Portrait of Seleucus I Nicator, king of Syria (358–280 BC), 1st or 2nd century AD, from Syria, Louvre Museum

Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Camera location48° 51′ 24.9″ N, 2° 20′ 28.35″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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