Antiochus III the Great

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Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.

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Antiochus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
Seleucid king
human
monarch
ally Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
surface form: Hannibal Barca

Philip V of Macedon
battle Battle of Magnesia
Battle of Panium
Battle of Raphia
Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)
birthDate c. 241 BC
campaign Anabasis in the eastern satrapies
causeOfDeath killed while attempting to plunder a temple in Elymais
child Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Cleopatra I Syra
Seleucus IV Philopator
countryRuled Seleucid Empire
culture Hellenistic
deathDate 187 BC
deathPlace Persis
dynasty Seleucid Empire
surface form: Seleucid dynasty
epithet the Great
era Hellenistic period
ethnicity Macedonian Greek
father Seleucus II Callinicus
fullName Antiochus III the Great self-link
givenName Antiochus III the Great self-linksurface differs
surface form: Antiochus
monarchicalTitle King of the Seleucid Empire
mother Laodice II
nobleTitle Basileus
notableFor conflict with the Roman Republic
expansion of the Seleucid Empire
peace treaty with Rome at Apamea
wars against Ptolemaic Egypt
opponent Eumenes II
surface form: Eumenes II of Pergamon

Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Roman Republic
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
surface form: Scipio Asiaticus
predecessor Seleucus III Ceraunus
reignEnd 187 BC
reignStart 222 BC
religion Ancient Greek religion
spouse Laodice II
surface form: Laodice III
successor Seleucus IV Philopator
territorialExpansion Anatolia
Coele-Syria
Judea
Phoenician civilization
surface form: Phoenicia

parts of Iran
treaty Treaty of Apamea

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Hannibal (Carthaginian general) advisorTo Antiochus III the Great
subject surface form: Hannibal
Antiochus IV Epiphanes father Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great fullName Antiochus III the Great self-link
Antiochus III the Great givenName Antiochus III the Great self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Antiochus
Seleucid Empire hasMonarch Antiochus III the Great