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Events in 312 BC 1
312 BC – 63 BCSeleucid EmpireGreek successor state rules PersiaAfter Alexander's death his general Seleucus seized the eastern territories, founding the Seleucid Empire that ruled Persia for some two and a half centuries. It spread Hellenistic culture across the region before fragmenting and giving way to the resurgent Parthians.