Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great)
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Antiochus was a Greek Seleucid Prince
, first born child to the Seleucid Monarchs Antiochus III the Great
and Laodice III
and his father’s first heir.
Antiochus was of Greek Macedonian
and Persian descent
. In 210 BC his father made him joint king, when Antiochus III went off to the East on his great expedition. He was partly in command of the Seleucid army at the victory at Panion in 200 BC. He is not recorded to have any real independent authority, but he was appointed a viceroy of the Eastern Seleucid Provinces. Antiochus is named in several decrees and letters with his father.
In 196 BC, Antiochus was appointed as father’s first heir to the Seleucid throne. In that year, his father arranged for him to marry his younger sister Laodice IV
. The marriage between Laodice IV and Antiochus was the first sibling marriage to occur in the Seleucid dynasty. From their sibling union Laodice IV bore Antiochus a daughter called Nysa.
Antiochus III appointed his sister-wife in 193 BC, as the chief priestess of the state cult dedicated to their late mother Laodice III
in Media
. Later that year, Antiochus died. His family were in complete grief of his death, in particular Antiochus III. Antiochus was succeeded by his first young brother Seleucus IV Philopator
.
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was a Greek-Macedonian state that was created out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. At the height of its power, it included central Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, today's Turkmenistan, Pamir and parts of Pakistan.The Seleucid Empire was a major centre...
, first born child to the Seleucid Monarchs Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great Seleucid Greek king who became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. Antiochus was an ambitious ruler who ruled over Greater Syria and western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC...
and Laodice III
Laodice III
Laodice III , was a Princess of Pontus and a daughter born to King Mithridates II of Pontus and his wife Laodice. Her sister was Laodice of Pontus and her brother was Mithridates III of Pontus....
and his father’s first heir.
Antiochus was of Greek Macedonian
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
and Persian descent
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
. In 210 BC his father made him joint king, when Antiochus III went off to the East on his great expedition. He was partly in command of the Seleucid army at the victory at Panion in 200 BC. He is not recorded to have any real independent authority, but he was appointed a viceroy of the Eastern Seleucid Provinces. Antiochus is named in several decrees and letters with his father.
In 196 BC, Antiochus was appointed as father’s first heir to the Seleucid throne. In that year, his father arranged for him to marry his younger sister Laodice IV
Laodice IV
Laodice IV was a Greek Princess, Head Priestess and Queen of the Seleucid Empire.-Ancestry, Family & Early Life:...
. The marriage between Laodice IV and Antiochus was the first sibling marriage to occur in the Seleucid dynasty. From their sibling union Laodice IV bore Antiochus a daughter called Nysa.
Antiochus III appointed his sister-wife in 193 BC, as the chief priestess of the state cult dedicated to their late mother Laodice III
Laodice III
Laodice III , was a Princess of Pontus and a daughter born to King Mithridates II of Pontus and his wife Laodice. Her sister was Laodice of Pontus and her brother was Mithridates III of Pontus....
in Media
Medes
The MedesThe Medes...
. Later that year, Antiochus died. His family were in complete grief of his death, in particular Antiochus III. Antiochus was succeeded by his first young brother Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator , ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria , Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran . He was the second son and successor of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III...
.
Sources
- http://www.livius.org/la-ld/laodice/laodice_iii.html
- http://www.livius.org/la-ld/laodice/laodice_iv.html
- http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antiochus/antiochus_iii.html
- J.D. Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer, BRILL, 1997