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Antiochus (Antiochos). Soter (reigned B.C. 280-261), the son
of Selencus I., the founder of the Syrian kingdom of the Seleucidae. He married
his stepmother Stratonice, with whom he had fallen violently in love, and whom
his father surrendered to him. He fell in battle against the Gauls in 261.
King of Syria (268) 281-246 BC.
Antiochus, (Antiochos) Theos (B.C. 261-246), son and successor of the preceding. The Milesians gave him his surname of Theos because he delivered them from their tyrant, Timarchus. He carried on war with Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, which was brought to a close by his putting away his wife Laodice, and marrying Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemy. After the death of Ptolemy he recalled Laodice, but, in revenge for the insult she had received, she caused Antiochus and Berenice to be murdered. He was succeeded by his son Seleucus Callinicus. His younger son, Antiochus Hierax, also assumed the crown, and carried on war some years with his brother.
This text is from: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Cited Nov 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Seleucus Callinicus, who had in 246 B.C. succeeded his father on the throne of Syria.
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