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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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

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

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

Callinicus began a third walled “city,” which was finished by Antiochus III.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

The Bactrian kings bore Greek names and in 209 Antiochus III made peace with one of them called Euthydemus, in common cause against the nomads who threatened Western Asia.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir