Antiochus III 242-187 BC
Also called Antiochus the Great,
this man was a
Seleucid
king, which means he was a member of the ruling Greek
family that was founded by
Seleucus I.
PRONOUNCE SELEUCID
194 BC - Rome made war against Antiochus, king of Syria.
Hannibal
fought for Antiochus against the Romans.
In 190 BC, Antiochus was completely
defeated at the
Battle of Magnesia and was glad to accept peace on conditions
which left him dependent upon Rome.
In 188 BC, Antiochus had to agree to the
Treaty
of Apamea.
Here is a map of Antiochus' world around 200 BC
200 BC Macedonian Empire
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And this is a map of 188 BC, after the Treaty of Apamea
ASIA
MINOR AFTER THE TREATY OF APAMEA
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