Antiochus III the Great
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Antiochus III the Great was the sixth ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 223 BC to 187 BC.
Bust from the Louvre, often labelled as the Roman copy of a Hellenistic portrait of Antiochus III
Seleucid Kingdom at the time of Antiochus's accession to the throne.
Seleucid Empire after the wars of expansion
Silver coin of Antiochus III. Reverse shows Apollo seated on omphalos, holding bow and arrows, with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, "of King Antiochus".
Seleucid Empire
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The Seleucid Empire was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator in 312 BC, following the division of Alexander the Great's
Antiochus III the Great
…Antiochus III the Great (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Μέγας, Antíokhos ho Mégas; c. 241 BC – 3 July 187 BC) was the sixth ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 223 BC to 187 BC. Ascending to the throne at the age of eighteen, Antiochus inherited an empire in turmoil after the death of his brother…
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Bronze bust of Seleucus I Nicator.
"Chandra Gupta Maurya entertains his bride from Babylon": a conjectural interpretation of the "marriage agreement" between the Seleucids and Chandragupta Maurya, related by Appian.
Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, showing the king wearing a helmet decorated with leopard skin and bull's horn and ear.