Antiochus III

[ an-tahy-uh-kuhs ]

/ ænˈtaɪ ə kəs /

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noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Antiochus III

Antiochus III

/ (ænˈtaɪəkəs) /

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

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