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Antiochus II Theos (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Θεός, Antiochos; 286 – July 246 BC) was a Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from 261 to 246 BC. He succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter in the winter of 262–61 BC.
Antiochus II Theos (born c. 287 bc —died 246) was the king of the Seleucid dominions in the Middle East, who succeeded his father, Antiochus I, in 261 bc and spent much of his reign at war with Egypt, recovering much territory in Anatolia.
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Laodice was the daughter of a Greco-Macedonian dynast of Asia Minor and the first wife of Antiochus II Theos. She controlled lands in Asia Minor and Babylonia and supported her son Seleucus II against his brother Antiochus Hierax in the War of the Brothers.
Antiochus II Theos was a Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from 261 to 246 BC. He succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter in the winter of 262–61 BC. He was the younger son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes.
Aug 5, 2011 · Antiochus II Theos was the third king of the Seleucid dynasty, ruling from 261 to 246 B.C. He fought against Ptolemaic Egypt, expanded his empire in Asia, and was assassinated by his wife Laodice.
Antiochus II also known by the nickname Antiochus Theos was the second son of Antiochus I and the third king of the Seleucid Empire. Nickname. After conquering Miletus and Ephesus and killing Timarchus of Miletus, Antiochus the Second gave himself the nickname Antiochus Theos meaning Antiochus the deity.
Main deeds: Antiochus II Theos. c.286 Born. After 268: Antiochus I Soter executes his eldest son Seleucus; Antiochus II becomes crown prince. 2 June 261: Death of Antiochus I; Antiochus II succeeds. 260: Outbreak of the Second Syrian War against Ptolemy II Philadelphus; the Seleucids achieve several successes in western Asia Minor.
