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

And meanwhile Rome spread her empire over confused and divided Greece, invaded Asia Minor, and defeated Antiochus III, the Seleucid monarch, at Magnesia in Lydia.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

It is interesting to read so early a bitter criticism of the famous "Theriaca," a great compound medicine invented by Antiochus III, which had a vogue for fifteen hundred years.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William