Seleucus I

Receiving the cognomen Nicator “Victor”, Seleucus I vanquished Antigonos first on the context of the 3^rd Diadochi War by recapturing the city of Babylon, and definitively on the follow up “Babylonian War”. While Alexander IV was alive, Seleucus used only the title of satrap of Babylon (320-306). After the death of the last heir of Alexander the Great in 306, Seleucus took the title of King of Babylon officially (305-281), and effectively founded the Seleucid Dynasty and a new capital Seleucia-on-the-Tigris. In the Babylonian Chronicles and the UKL his name is rendered as Siluku.

Fox Talbot at the Reading photographic establishment, c 1845. 1. Talbot at the Reading photographic establishment c. 1845 © National Media Museum, Bradford / Science & Society Picture Library

Fig. 2 – Talbot’s “The Haystack” negative and positive calotype (c.1842) © National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library

Fig. 7 Max Mallowan at Ur. ©Penn Museum Image #49024

Group photo of the 65th RAI Paris. (2019) © ?, IAA

13. Photo of the Participants on the 3rd RAI Leiden (1952) © ?, IAA

Ernest Ernsfeld posing in Persépolis (c. 1936).

Liagre Böhl at Tell Djid (1939) ©NINO Glass slide collection

Fig. 10 – Gate of All Nations, Persepolis (1858) © Luigi Pesce, Met Museum

Fig. 6 – Kodak no.1: the first snapshot and film camera

Fig. 5 – Photograph of tablet K 76. © Roger Feton, Trustees of the British Museum.