Antiochus II Theos

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Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.

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Label Occurrences
Antiochus II Theos canonical 9

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
Seleucid king
human
monarch
associatedWith Asia Minor
Syria
birthDate c. 286 BC
capital Antioch on the Orontes
causeOfDeath possibly poisoning
child Antiochus Hierax NERFINISHED
Laodice I
surface form: Laodice

Seleucus II Callinicus ONNED1
coinage issued Hellenistic royal coinage bearing his image
conflict Second Syrian War
Third Syrian War
countryRuled Seleucid Empire
deathDate 246 BC
deathPlace Ephesus
epithet Theos
era Hellenistic period
father Antiochus I
surface form: Antiochus I Soter
givenName Antiochus
historicalImpact contributed to long-term Seleucid–Ptolemaic rivalry
knownFor Hellenistic power politics
conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt
role in the Syrian Wars
language Greek
meaningOfEpithet the god
memberOfDynasty Seleucid kings
surface form: Seleucid dynasty
mother Stratonice of Syria
notableEvent repudiation of Laodice I to marry Berenice Syra
restoration of Laodice I shortly before his death
opponent Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy III Euergetes
politicalAlliance marriage to Berenice Syra
predecessor Antiochus I
surface form: Antiochus I Soter
regnalName Antiochus II Theos self-link
reignEnd 246 BC
reignPeriod 3rd century BC
reignStart 261 BC
religiousPolicy promoted ruler cult leading to epithet Theos
spouse Berenice
surface form: Berenice Syra

Laodice I
styleOfRule monarchical absolutism
successor Seleucus II Callinicus
territorialPolicy attempted to recover territories in Asia Minor from Ptolemaic control
title Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
treaty Peace of 253 BC with Ptolemaic Egypt

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Description of subject: Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seleucid Empire hasMonarch Antiochus II Theos
Syrian Wars notableSeleucidRulerInvolved Antiochus II Theos
Second Syrian War involves Antiochus II Theos
Second Syrian War rulerOfBelligerent Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus I child Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus I successor Antiochus II Theos
Seleucus II Callinicus father Antiochus II Theos
Seleucus II Callinicus predecessor Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus II Theos regnalName Antiochus II Theos self-link