Antiochus of Orestis

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Antiochus ( Greek  Ἀντίοχος ) was a prince of the Upper Macedonian landscape of Orestis in the 5th century BC.

Antiochus, who was referred to by Thucydides 2, 80, 6 as “king” ( ἐβασίλευεν ), was sent 429 BC. One thousand warriors in support of Sparta in the siege of Plataiai .

Antiochus is the only prince of Orestis known by name. Karl Julius Beloch counted Sirras as a son to him, but this assumption is not undisputed in historical research.

literature

  • Karl Julius Beloch : Greek History , Volume 3, Part 2, 2nd Edition 1923, pp. 78–79.
  • Fritz Geyer: Macedonia up to the accession of Philip II to the throne. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 30 (1930), pp. 1–148 (for Antiochus, pp. 68 and 71).
personal data
SURNAME Antiochus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ἀντίοχος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Orestis
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC Chr.