question on arche Seleukid

**Spoofa** · 08-28-2007, 02:40

I was doing some homework today and saw on wikipedia that arche in greek means rule, so what does Seleukid mean? what does the name in whole mean, Arche Seleukid?

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 08-28-2007, 02:50

Seleukid Empire.

**KuKulzA** · 08-28-2007, 02:55

i think one of the generals who tried to succeed Alexandros was Seleuke (sp?) and so it is the Seleucid (dynasty) empire... Arche Seleukeia right?

**Xehh II** · 08-28-2007, 02:59

I'm sorry but I really have to laugh at that.(The question)

**KuKulzA** · 08-28-2007, 03:02

Originally Posted by Xehh II

I'm sorry but I really have to laugh at that.(The question)

that's ok, I went and did my research better

Seleucus?

EDIT: oh (the question) my bad

**Spoofa** · 08-28-2007, 03:09

well sorry to ask such a stupid question but not everybody knows the greek language, I was just curious about the name.

**KuKulzA** · 08-28-2007, 03:18

it's cool man... the way I first figured it out was from Starcraft

see I knew Seleucus was some general... and I heard some Greek dude being addressed as an Archon is some book
so I figured he's probably a ruler so Archon... Arche.... so Arche is ruler/tyrant and Seleukus is some general... then i did some research