Antiochus III

American  

[an-tahy-uh-kuhs] / ænˈtaɪ ə kəs /

noun

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

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Antiochus III British  

/ ænˈtaɪəkəs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Philip’s defeat emboldened the king of the Seleucid Empire, Antiochus III, to advance his army into Greece, hoping to obtain the territory Philip had vacated.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

In 190 BCE, Roman armies smashed the forces of Antiochus III at the Battle of Magnesia in western Asia Minor.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Rome continued to fight the Seleucids for several more years, however, finally reducing the Seleucid king Antiochus III to a puppet of Rome.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Callinicus began a third walled “city,” which was finished by Antiochus III.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Antiochus III, the Great, king of Syria, attacks Egypt, 89; war with Rome, 92–93.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly