<Tr> <Td> Province of Syria </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parthian Empire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greco - Bactrian Kingdom </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hasmonean kingdom </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Who were the ptolemies and the seleucids and why are they important