Antiochis (sister of Antiochus III.)
Antiochis was the sister of Antiochus III. the great a Hellenistic princess from the Seleucid dynasty .
After Antiochus III. 212 BC Chr. Xerxes , the king of the Western Armenia , in whose capital Arsamosata had besieged and forced into submission, he gave him his sister in marriage Antiochis. Around 202 BC But Antiochis had her husband Xerxes eliminated.
literature
- Johannes Toepffer : Antiochis 4) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2449.
- Jörg Gerber: Antiochis [3]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/2, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01487-8 , Sp. 895.
Remarks
- ↑ Polybios 8, 23.
- ↑ Johannes von Antiochia , Fragment 53, in: Karl Müller , Theodor Müller , Victor Langlois (Eds.): Fragmenta historicorum graecorum , Volume 4, p. 557.
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| SURNAME | Antiochis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sister of Antiochus III, wife of Xerxes of Armenia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |