Seleucus III Ceraunus (original) (raw)

Seleucus III Ceraunus or Soter (c. 243 BC - 223 BC) was a Seleucid king, who after a brief reign of three years (225 BC-223 BC) was assassinated in Asia Minor by members of his army while on campaign against Attalus I of Pergamon.His title "Ceraunus" means "Thunder" in Greek.