, Antiochus Theos II of Syria 1a

Birth Name Antiochus Theos II of Syria
Nick Name "the Divine"
Gender male
Age at Death 41 years

Narrative

Note: Antiochus II, called Theos ("the divine") (circa 287-246 bc),king of Syria (261-246 bc), son and successor of Antiochus I.The citizens of Miletus, in Asia Minor, called him Theos afterhe freed them from the tyrant Timarchus (flourished 3d centurybc) in 258 bc. Having fought a long and costly war (260-255 bc)against Ptolemy II, king of Egypt, Antiochus won back most ofthe territories his father had lost, only to be defeated in 250bc by his own satrap, or provincial governor, Diodotus I(reigned about 256-235 bc), who seized the Syrian province ofBactria. Subsequently, Antiochus also lost the province ofParthia to the Parthian dynasty of the Arsacids.

* Married: in Bef 265 BC
* Marriage fact: in Abt. 253 BC, In order to marry Ptolemy's daughers as settlement of the war with Egypt.
* Marriage Ending Status: Divorce

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 287 B.C.E.      
Death 246 B.C.E.      

Cause: murdered by his 1st wife, Laodice

Christening 89CC191A40B7E5458A9A93A4DEE578EB2A9E 18 Aug 2003    

Families

Family of , Antiochus Theos II of Syria and , Laodice II of Syria
Married Wife , Laodice II of Syria ( * about 286 B.C.E. + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage before 265 B.C.E.   Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
, Stratonice of Syriaabout 220 B.C.E.

Pedigree

    1. , Antiochus Theos II of Syria
      1. , Laodice II of Syria
        1. , Stratonice of Syria

Source References

  1. poepria@comcast.net: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3237609&id=I442 My Family Tree
      • Source text:

        # ID: I442
        # Name: Alexander I of Macedonia
        # Given Name: Alexander
        # Suffix: I of Macedonia
        # Prefix: King
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: ABT 0515 BC
        # Death: ABT 0450 BC
        # _UID: E6722D5BFD17274BAD464A2F1E3C2876CA10
        # Note: King of Macedonia
        # Change Date: 3 Aug 2003 at 16:48:51

         

         

        Father: Amyntas I of Macedonia b: ABT 0550 BC

        Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

        Children

        1. Has Children Amyntas of Macedonia b: ABT 0480 BC
        2. Has Children Perdiccas MACEDONIA II
        3. Has Children Arrhabaeus of Lyncestae