# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/seleucus-iii-ceraunus
# Generated: 2026-09-01T00:42:51.808Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/seleucus-iii-ceraunus"
name: "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
slug: "seleucus-iii-ceraunus"
description: "Seleucus III Ceraunus, later also known as Soter, was the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice II, and for a few years—between 226/5 and 223 BCE—king of the Seleucid Empire. His epithets mean \"Thunderbolt\" and \"Savior,\" while his birth name was Alexander. In 225 BCE, following the death of his father Seleucus II—who succumbed to injuries from a fall from his horse—Seleucus III succeeded him as king of the Seleucid Empire. In 223 BCE, he was assassinated in Asia Minor by courtiers during a campaign against Attalus I of Pergamon. His brother Antiochus subsequently ascended the throne."
tagline: "Ruler of the Seleucid Kingdom from 225 to 223 BC"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seleukos_III_Keraunos%2C_Tetradrachm%2C_226-223_BC%2C_HGC_3-414c_(obverse).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
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  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "-243"
deathDate: "-223"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.39
  momentum:             3.699139728524282
  historical:           22.082512
  currentAttention:     15.03518873960333
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Селеўк III Кераўн"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleukos_III._Keraunos"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump