Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great)

Antiochus
Joint King of the Seleucid Empire (Crown Prince and Joint-King of Syria)
Reign	210–193 BC
Predecessor	Antiochus III the Great
Successor	Antiochus III the Great

Born	221 BC
Died	193 BC
Wife	Laodice IV (also sister)
Issue	Nysa
Dynasty	Seleucid
Father	Antiochus III the Great
Mother	Laodice III

Antiochus (221 BC–193 BC) was a Seleucid prince, first-born child to the Seleucid monarchs Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III, and his father's first heir.^[1]

Biography

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.^[2] He is not recorded to have had any real independent authority, but he was appointed viceroy of the eastern Seleucid satrapies. Antiochus is named in several decrees and letters with his father.^[2]

In 200 BC, Antiochus was present at the battle of Panium and received the command over the right wing of the cavalry; it was he who routed the Egyptian cavalry and attacked the Ptolemaic center from the rear with his victorious cavalry.^[3] In 196 BC, Antiochus was appointed as the heir to the Seleucid throne.^[4] In that year, his father arranged for him to marry his younger sister Laodice IV.^[1] The marriage between Laodice IV and Antiochus was the first sibling marriage to occur in the Seleucid dynasty.^[2] From their sibling union, Laodice IV bore Antiochus a daughter called Nysa.^[5]

In 193 BC, Antiochus III appointed his daughter, the sister-wife of his son, Antiochus, as the chief priestess of the state cult dedicated to their late mother Laodice III in Media.^[6] Later that year, Antiochus died. His family were in complete grief of his death, in particular Antiochus III.^[2] Antiochus was succeeded by his younger brother Seleucus IV Philopator.^[4]

Ancestors of Antiochus

16. (=28.)Antiochus I Soter

8. (=14.)Antiochus II Theos

17. (=29.)Princess Stratonice of Syria

4. Seleucus II Callinicus

18. (=20., 30.)Achaeus

9. (=15.)Laodice

2. Antiochus III the Great

20. (=18., 30.)Achaeus

10. Andromachus

5. Laodice

1. Antiochus

24. Mithridates I, King of Pontus

12. Ariobarzanes, King of Pontus

6. Mithridates II, King of Pontus

3. Princess Laodice of Pontus^[7]

28. (=16.)Antiochus I Soter

14. (=8.)Antiochus II Theos

29. (=17.)Princess Stratonice of Syria

7. Princess Laodice of the Seleucid Empire

30. (=18., 20.)Achaeus

15. (=9.)Laodice

References

1 2 Lendering, Jona. "Laodice III". livius.org. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
1 2 3 4 Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer pp. 36–37
↑ "Polybius, Histories, book 16, Zeno's Account of the Battle of Panium". Retrieved 11 July 2016. line feed character in |title= at position 11 (help)
1 2 "Antiochus III the Great". livius.org. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ Lendering, Jona. "Laodice IV". livius.org. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer p. 48
↑ Laodice III, prior to her marriage to Antiochus III the Great, was a princess of Pontus and was styled as such.

Sources

J.D. Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer, BRILL, 1997

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Hellenistic rulers

Argeads	Philip II Alexander III the Great Philip III Arrhidaeus Alexander IV

Antigonids	Antigonus I Monophthalmus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus II Gonatas Demetrius II Aetolicus Antigonus III Doson Philip V Perseus Philip VI (pretender)

Ptolemies	Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy III Euergetes Ptolemy IV Philopator Ptolemy V Epiphanes Cleopatra I Syra (regent) Ptolemy VI Philometor Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator Cleopatra II Philometor Soter Ptolemy VIII Physcon Cleopatra III Ptolemy IX Lathyros Ptolemy X Alexander Berenice III Ptolemy XI Alexander Ptolemy XII Auletes Cleopatra VI Tryphaena Berenice IV Epiphanea Ptolemy XIII Ptolemy XIV Cleopatra VII Philopator Ptolemy XV Caesarion

Seleucids	Seleucus I Nicator Antiochus I Soter Antiochus II Theos Seleucus II Callinicus Seleucus III Ceraunus Antiochus III the Great Seleucus IV Philopator Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus V Eupator Demetrius I Soter Alexander I Balas Demetrius II Nicator Antiochus VI Dionysus Diodotus Tryphon Antiochus VII Sidetes Alexander II Zabinas Seleucus V Philometor Antiochus VIII Grypus Antiochus IX Cyzicenus Seleucus VI Epiphanes Antiochus X Eusebes Antiochus XI Epiphanes Demetrius III Eucaerus Philip I Philadelphus Antiochus XII Dionysus Antiochus XIII Asiaticus Philip II Philoromaeus

Lysimachids	Lysimachus

Antipatrids	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes

Attalids	Philetaerus Eumenes I Attalus I Eumenes II Attalus II Attalus III Eumenes III

Greco-Bactrians	Diodotus I Diodotus II Euthydemus I Demetrius I Euthydemus II Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Demetrius II Eucratides I Plato Eucratides II Heliocles I

Indo-Greeks	Demetrius I Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Apollodotus I Demetrius II Antimachus II Menander I Zoilos I Agathokleia Lysias Strato I Antialcidas Heliokles II Polyxenos Demetrius III Philoxenus Diomedes Amyntas Epander Theophilos Peukolaos Thraso Nicias Menander II Artemidoros Hermaeus Archebius Telephos Apollodotus II Hippostratos Dionysios Zoilos II Apollophanes Strato II

Kings of Bithynia	Boteiras Bas Zipoetes I Nicomedes I Zipoetes II Etazeta (regent) Ziaelas Prusias I Prusias II Nicomedes II Nicomedes III Nicomedes IV Socrates Chrestus

Kings of Pontus	Mithridates I Ctistes Ariobarzanes Mithridates II Mithridates III Pharnaces I Mithridates IV Philopator Philadephos Mithridates V Euergetes Mithridates VI Eupator Pharnaces II Darius Arsaces Polemon I Pythodorida Polemon II

Kings of Commagene	Ptolemaeus Sames II Mithridates I Antiochus I Mithridates II Antiochus II Mithridates III Antiochus III Antiochus IV

Kings of Cappadocia	Ariarathes I Ariarathes II Ariamnes II Ariarathes III Ariarathes IV Ariarathes V Orophernes Ariarathes VI Ariarathes VII Ariarathes VIII Ariarathes IX Ariobarzanes I Ariobarzanes II Ariobarzanes III Ariarathes X Archelaus

Kings of the Cimmerian Bosporus	Mithridates I Pharnaces Asander with Dynamis Mithridates II Asander with Dynamis Scribonius’ attempted rule with Dynamis Dynamis with Polemon Polemon with Pythodorida Aspurgus Mithridates III with Gepaepyris Mithridates III Cotys I

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Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great)

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