(Pronounced: th-ee k-at emp-pie-er)
Greatest noun
Derived from Australianianus
The Cat Empire is an Australian band from Melbourne that consists of members: Felix Riebl, Harry Angus, Will Hull-Brown, Jumps, Ryan Munro & Ollie McGill. The band also has 'extra' members known as the 'Cat Empire Horns' that comprises Ross Irwin, Kieran Conrau & Carlos. The Cat Empire's music is absolutely incredible with killer trumpet melodies, bass riffs, keyboard solos, drum solos, dj deck solos and amazing lyrics that will be stuck in your head for years to come.
"Their sound is often described as a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. As of 2006, they have released four albums and are signed on the Virgin Records label."
Judge them. Love them.
'Because living, my friends, is that sweet unresolved.'
Greatest noun
Derived from Australianianus
The Cat Empire is an Australian band from Melbourne that consists of members: Felix Riebl, Harry Angus, Will Hull-Brown, Jumps, Ryan Munro & Ollie McGill. The band also has 'extra' members known as the 'Cat Empire Horns' that comprises Ross Irwin, Kieran Conrau & Carlos. The Cat Empire's music is absolutely incredible with killer trumpet melodies, bass riffs, keyboard solos, drum solos, dj deck solos and amazing lyrics that will be stuck in your head for years to come.
"Their sound is often described as a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. As of 2006, they have released four albums and are signed on the Virgin Records label."
Judge them. Love them.
'Because living, my friends, is that sweet unresolved.'
The Cat Empire: Musical people, musical musos, musical geniuses, musical legends, musical gods...wait, what else is there?
by is this it? September 19, 2006
An "Ottoman" Empire is an empire of ottomans spanning rule of six centuries of ottomans in your family room.
by PWS27 May 7, 2017
stormtrooper: for the galactic empire!
by hooter stumpfuk February 13, 2006
Empire Records was made in the late 90's. Starring Liv Tyler and Renee Zellwegger (now both high payed actresses) It is about a record store that grows on everyone. The main story in the movie is being able to keep the store. In the end - I'm not giving it away.
hey, look - Empire Records is on - let's bake some magic brownies.
by mizinternational May 13, 2004
A conglomerate of youth and adults, all inspired, mentored or taught by the illustrious Moist "Mark" Randall. Only those who have shown true dedication to being an asshole are inducted in the Empire, and none other than Ulf may ever be removed.
by EagerBeaverWeaver March 27, 2019
One of the Diadochoi, or Alexander's successor-states, also the largest. At it's height, the Seleucids cevered everything in between modern Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Arabia, Kazakhstan and Iran. It was founded by Seleukos Syriakos I Nikator in 312BCE with his capital, Antioch-on-the-Orontes (named after his Father). After extablishing his power in Mesopotamia and Syria, he re-conquered the lands of Alexander to the East until the Indus River; there, instead of the squabbling little Indian kingdoms he expected to find, was a large kingdom which rules over the whole of Northern India known as the Mauryan Empire ruled by Chandragupta Maurya. After warring with Chandragputa for a few years, Seleukos made a peace treaty with him and exchanged a part of the Seleucid empire for 500 war elephants which would serve him well in the battles against Ptolemaios I Soter, Antigonos I Monophthtalmos and Lysimachos, mainly at the Battle of Ipsos.
Circa 245BCE, Basileis Diodotos asserted his independence from the Seleucids in his kingdom of Baktria. The Kingdom of Baktria was to last until 125BCE during the invasion of the Yuezhi Nomads from Mongolia and in 180BCE, the Baktrian Basileis Demetrios I lead an army into the Indus Valley and founded the Graeco-Indian Kingdom.
in 246 BCE, Seleukos II Kallinikos waged the Third Syrian War against the Greek Pharoas of Aigyptos and defeated Ptolemaios III but was defeated. Seleukos also had to fight a civil war against his brother Antiochos Herax. With this distraction for Seleukos, Baktria and the Arsacids (Parthians) seceded from the Seleucid empire. In Bythinia, Pontos and Kappadocia too, were rebellions cropping up everywhere with the Galatian Celts, Pontic Kingdom and the Arkah of Hayasdan. After the Reign of Seleukos II, came the reign of Antiochos III, whom depite his embarassing defeat at Raphia in 217 BCE, managed to re-vassalize the Baktrians. Under the advice of the exiled ex-Carthaginian Shophet Hannibal Barca his military advisor, Antiochos III launched the invasion of Greece. The Romans fearing that Antiochos would gain too much power, decided to interfere (as usual as what happened to the Makedonians and the Carthaginians). he was defeated by the Roman Legions at Thermopylae and Magnesia and was forced to surrender all of his territory in Europe and Anatolia.
After Antiochos III's reign, came that of Seleukos IV Philopator and Antiochos IV Epiphanes. the Seleucids began the slow downfall right after Antiochos IV's attempts to hellenize the empire by forcing Jews and Persians to adopt Greek customs and gods but that caused massive civil unrest together with the Parthian invasion of former Persian lands by Mithradates II.
In 129BCE, the death of Antiochos VII lead to the loss of Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateu and Civil Wars. by 100BCE, the empire comprised of only Antioch and some Syrian cities and in 83BCE, Tigranes the Great, Arkah of Hayasdan, invaded Syria and effectively ending Seleucid rule.
Circa 245BCE, Basileis Diodotos asserted his independence from the Seleucids in his kingdom of Baktria. The Kingdom of Baktria was to last until 125BCE during the invasion of the Yuezhi Nomads from Mongolia and in 180BCE, the Baktrian Basileis Demetrios I lead an army into the Indus Valley and founded the Graeco-Indian Kingdom.
in 246 BCE, Seleukos II Kallinikos waged the Third Syrian War against the Greek Pharoas of Aigyptos and defeated Ptolemaios III but was defeated. Seleukos also had to fight a civil war against his brother Antiochos Herax. With this distraction for Seleukos, Baktria and the Arsacids (Parthians) seceded from the Seleucid empire. In Bythinia, Pontos and Kappadocia too, were rebellions cropping up everywhere with the Galatian Celts, Pontic Kingdom and the Arkah of Hayasdan. After the Reign of Seleukos II, came the reign of Antiochos III, whom depite his embarassing defeat at Raphia in 217 BCE, managed to re-vassalize the Baktrians. Under the advice of the exiled ex-Carthaginian Shophet Hannibal Barca his military advisor, Antiochos III launched the invasion of Greece. The Romans fearing that Antiochos would gain too much power, decided to interfere (as usual as what happened to the Makedonians and the Carthaginians). he was defeated by the Roman Legions at Thermopylae and Magnesia and was forced to surrender all of his territory in Europe and Anatolia.
After Antiochos III's reign, came that of Seleukos IV Philopator and Antiochos IV Epiphanes. the Seleucids began the slow downfall right after Antiochos IV's attempts to hellenize the empire by forcing Jews and Persians to adopt Greek customs and gods but that caused massive civil unrest together with the Parthian invasion of former Persian lands by Mithradates II.
In 129BCE, the death of Antiochos VII lead to the loss of Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateu and Civil Wars. by 100BCE, the empire comprised of only Antioch and some Syrian cities and in 83BCE, Tigranes the Great, Arkah of Hayasdan, invaded Syria and effectively ending Seleucid rule.
The Seleucid Empire were the last European Civilization to hold Iran until Peter the Great, Czar of Russia invaded Persia in the 18th Century CE.
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by wrskft August 21, 2007
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