Cleopatra I Syra
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Cleopatra Thea Epiphanes Syra, well known as Cleopatra I or Cleopatra Syra, was a princess of the Seleucid Empire, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy V of Egypt from 193 BC, and regent of
Depiction based on a relief of Cleopatra I
Ptolemy VI Philometor ring
Egyptian Intaglio Portrait of Cleopatra II Walters 421319
Ptolemy VIII
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.
Cleopatra I Syra
…her own death in 176 BC. She is sometimes viewed as co-ruler to her husband and son; however, evidence is conflicting. Cleopatra I was the daughter of Antiochus III the Great, King of the Seleucid Empire, and Queen Laodice III. In 197 BC, Antiochus III had captured a number of cities in Asia Minor previously under the control…
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".