Megas Basileus of the Seleucid Empire Antiochus III "The Great,"

242 BC - 3 Jul 187 BC

• Name	Antiochus III "The Great,"
  Title	Megas Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
  Birth	242 BC	Syria
  Gender	Male
  Clan Name	Seleucid Dynasty
  Military Service	A militarily active ruler, he restored much of the territory of the Seleucid Empire before suffering a serious setback towards the end of his reign in his war against Rome.
  Military Service	188 BC
  	By the Treaty of Apamea, Antiochus abandoned all the country north and west of the Taurus, most of which the Roman Republic gave either to Rhodes or to the Attalid ruler Eumenes II, its allies (many Greek cities were left free). As a consequence of this
  Military Service	192 BC
  	Declaring himself the "champion of Greek freedom against Roman domination," Antiochus III waged a four-year war against the Roman Republic beginning in mainland Greece in the autumn of before being decisively defeated at the Battle of Magnesia.
  Military Service	209 BC
  	defeated Euthydemus at the Battle of the Arius, but after sustaining a famous siege in his capital Bactra (Balkh), he obtained an honourable peace by which Antiochus promised Euthydemus' son Demetrius the hand of one of his daughters
  Military Service	205 BC
  	From Seleucia on the Tigris he led a short expedition down the Persian Gulf against the Gerrhaeans of the Arabian coast. He seemed to have restored the Seleucid empire in the east, which earned him the title of "the Great" (Antiochos Megas).
  Military Service	199 BC
  	He attacked the Ptolemaic province of Coele Syria and Phoenicia, and seems to have had possession of it before the Aetolian leader Scopas recovered it for Ptolemy. But that recovery proved brief, for in 198 BC Antiochus defeated Scopas at the Battle of
  Military Service	196 BC
  	He established a footing in Thrace. The evacuation of Greece by the Romans gave Antiochus his opportunity, and he now had the fugitive Hannibal at his court to urge him on.
  Military Service	192 BC
  	He invaded Greece with a 10,000-man army, and was elected the commander in chief of the Aetolian League.
  Military Service	191 BC
  	The Romans under Manius Acilius Glabrio routed him at Thermopylae, forcing him to withdraw to Asia Minor.
  Religious Affiliation	Greek polytheism
  Title of Nobility	3 Jul 187 BC
  	Megas Basileus (King) of the Seleucid Empire, 6th ruler of the empire, succeeded, under the name Antiochus, he followed his brother Seleucus III Ceraunus, upon the latter's murder in Anatolia
  _FSFTID	L6L4-YG9
  Death	3 Jul 187 BC	Lorestan, Iran
  Person ID	I78298	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Seleucus II "Callinicus Pogon",   b. 264 BC   d. 225 BC
  Mother	Laodice II of Syria,   b. 260 BC, Syria d. Bef 234 BC, Syria
  Family ID	F36639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen Consort of the Seleucid Empire Laodice III of Pontus,,   b. 240 BC   d. Aft 176 BC
  Marriage	222 BC	Susa, Persia, Seleucid Empire
  Children	1. Laodice IV Seleucid,   b. 222 BC, Bactria d. Iraq   2. Antiochus The Elder Seleucid,   b. 221 BC, Syria d. 193 BC, Syria   3. Antiochis III Seleucide de Syrie-de Pont Euxin,   b. Abt 220 BC, Syria d. Syria   4. 7th King of the Seleucid Empire Seleucus IV Philopator ,,   b. 219 BC, Syria d. 3 Sep 175 BC, Syria   5. Queen of Egypt Cleópatra I Princess of Syria,,   b. 218 BC, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy d. 176 BC, Alexandria, Egypt   6. Antiochis bint Antiochus III,   b. Abt 212 BC   d. From 161 BC to 160 BC, Antioch, Antioch   7. Ardys Prince of Syria,   b. Abt 205 BC, Syria d. 187 BC, Arab, Tajikistan   8. King of Syria Antiochus IV Epiphanes,,   b. 221   d. 163   9. Berenike Syriai   d. DECEASED   10. Unknown Daughter Seleucid   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F36345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023