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Antiochus III …, 241 BC–187 BC?> (aged 54 years)
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- Antiochus III //
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- Antiochus III
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- Seleucid King (223-187 BC)
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- The Great
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Antiochus III, called The Great (242-187 bc), king of Syria (223-187 bc), the son of Seleucus II and Brother of Seleucus III, whom he succeeded. He was the most distinguished of the Seleucids. Having made vassal states out of Parthia andBactria, he warred successfully against the Egyptian king Ptolemy V and in 198 bc obtained possession of all of Palestine and |
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Bust of Antiochus III the Great from the Louvre. |
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