Demetrius Soter (Saviour) So called because he saved the Babylonians from the tyranny of the satrap Heraclides, reigned from 162 to 150 B.C. He was the son of Seleucus Phlopator, and spent his early years as a hostage in Rome, petitioning the Senate in vain for permission to return to his country.
Granada is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department.With an estimated population of 123,697 (2012), it is Nicaragua's sixth most populous city.ranada has long been a center of commerce, including timber, gold and silver. Granada's economy continues to grow as it is becoming the national tourism hub. Though Granada remains Nicaragua's sixth largest city, it is widely known for preserving some of the finest colonial-era architecture in the country.
Alternative Titles: Estado de Nueva Granada, RepÃºblica de Colombia, Republic of Colombia Colombia, officially Republic of Colombia, Spanish RepÃºblica de Colombia, country of northwestern South America. Its 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of coast to the north are bathed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, and its 800 miles (1,300 km) of coast to the west are washed by the Pacific Ocean.