Antiochus III

[ an-tahy-uh-kuhs ]

noun

1. ( “the Great” ) 241?–187 b.c., king of Syria 223–187.

Antiochus III

/ ænˈtaɪəkəs /

noun

1. Antiochus III242 bc187 bcMSyrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc , king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans

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Jerusalem, Judea’s capital, sided with Seleucid King Antiochus III to expel an Egyptian garrison, and a grateful Antiochus granted the Jews religious autonomy.

From National Geographic

Lampsacus or Smyrna, could still make good their independence against Antiochus III. at the beginning of the 2nd century B.C.

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In the latter country Antiochus III., the Great, who had also conquered Syria and Palestine, was seeking to extend his dominions.

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First he journeyed to Tyre, the mother-city of Carthage, and thence to Ephesus, where he was honourably received by Antiochus III. of Syria, who was then preparing for war with Rome.

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Antiochus III. had besieged his brother-in-law Achæus for more than a year in Sardis, and in vain.

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