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Laodice II ( Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη, romanized : Laodíkē; lived in the 3rd century BC), was the wife of Seleucus II Callinicus. [1] According to the express statement of Polybius, she was the sister of Andromachus and therefore the aunt of her husband. [2]
The first wife of the Seleucid king Antiochos II Theos, Laodice, was the daughter of Achaeus the Elder, a Greco-Macedonian local dynast of Asia Minor. She had estates in both Asia Minor and Babylonia.
Apr 26, 2022 · Laodice II. Laodice (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη Laodíkē; lived in the 3rd century BC), wife of her cousin Seleucus II Callinicus, was, according to the express statement of Polybius, the daughter of Andromachus and sister of Seleucid General Achaeus.
- circa -260
- circa -220 (31-48)Abt. 220 BC
- 260 BC
In Ptolemy II Philadelphus: Life …to dismiss his former wife, Laodice. Thus freed for the moment from Seleucid opposition and sustained by the considerable financial means provided by the Egyptian economy, Ptolemy II devoted himself again to Greece and aroused new adversaries to Antigonid Macedonia.
Laodice II (fl. 250 bce)Queen of Pontus. Born around 260 bce; daughter of Laodice I (c. 285–c. 236 bce) and Antiochus II, Seleucid king (r. 261–246 bce); sister of Seleucus II and Stratonice III ; married Mithridates II of Pontus (a sub-kingdom in modern Turkey).
Laodice II, was the wife of Seleucus II Callinicus. According to the express statement of Polybius, she was the sister of Andromachus and therefore the aunt of her husband. Laodice II bore Seleucus II Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus III the Great.
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Mar 7, 2016 · Laodice (2), Seleucid queen, wife of Antiochus (2) II, probably a niece of Antiochus (1) I. She had two sons, Seleucus (2) II and Antiochus (8) Hierax and three daughters, Stratonice III, wife of Ariarathes III of Cappadocia, Laodice, wife of Mithradates II of Pontus, and Apame.
