Laodike (wife of Perseus)
Laodike († around 150 BC) was a daughter of the Seleucid ruler Seleukos IV and his wife, also called Laodike , and sister of Demetrios I Soter . Seleucus IV married his daughter Laodike in 178 BC. With Perseus , the last king of Macedonia. There they escorted the Rhodians to the wedding in magnificent ships. But Eumenes II of Pergamon presented this marriage and the accompanying escort of the Rhodians to the Senate as an action directed against Rome (172 BC). After the death of her husband, Laodike probably went back to her homeland. Ariarathes V of Cappadocia declined around 160 BC. From the offer of Demetrios I. Soter to marry Laodike with him. It is possible that Demetrios I himself married his sister. In any case, he had images of his and Laodice's heads struck on coins, including those of Timarchus, whom he had defeated . When Demetrios I died, his confidants, including Laodike, were killed by the imperial administrator Ammonios in order to give the new king a free hand in rule.
literature
- Felix Stähelin : Laodike 20). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 1, Stuttgart 1924, Col. 707 f.
- Laodike [II 9]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01476-2 , Sp. 1129 f.
Remarks
- ↑ Polybios 25, 4, 7-10; Livy 42:12, 3; Appian , Macedonica 11, 2; Inscription of the Delier in honor of Laodice: Sylloge³ 639
- ↑ Diodorus 31:28 ; Justin 35, 1, 2
- ↑ Livy, periochae 50
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laodike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the Macedonian king Perseus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 150 BC Chr. |