Nikanor Seleukid

Nikanor Seleukid (324 - 278 BC) was a member of the Seleukid Dynasty and brother to Nikomedes Seleukid. He was murdered in 278 BC during the Syrian Rebellion.

He was considered a proud and standfast and pious man.

He was appointed to administer the territories the Seleukids gained after the First Seleukid-Antigonid War in Syria.

A great athlete, he was known to organise games in his name and participated in the olympics of 301 and 297 BC.

During the Syrian Rebellion he donated a significant sum to the treasury of Antiochos to help him deal with the rebels.