Antiochus III

[an-tahy-uh-kuh s]

noun

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

Antiochus IV

noun

Antiochus Epiphanes, died 164? b.c., king of Syria 175–164?.

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Examples from the Web for antiochus

Contemporary Examples of antiochus

Antiochus IV had about as much in common with Aristotle as Rick Santorum has with Thomas Paine.
Don't Let the Maccabees Win
Matt Lerner
December 4, 2013

Historical Examples of antiochus

The three principal ones were Antiochus, Antigonus, and Pyrrhus.
Pyrrhus
Jacob Abbott
Seleucus paid Erasistratus about £20,000 for curing his son Antiochus.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine
James Sands Elliott
He was the son of Antiochus that was called Soter, who died in Parthia.
The Antiquities of the Jews
Flavius Josephus
And upon these conditions Antiochus broke up the siege, and departed.
The Antiquities of the Jews
Flavius Josephus
I first learned it a short time ago at the court of King Antiochus.
Arachne, Complete
Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for antiochus

Antiochus III

noun

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

Antiochus IV

noun

?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees

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