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Antiochus II Theos

286 BC - 246 BC

Antiochus II Theos

Antiochus II Theos (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Θεός, Antíochos ho Theós, meaning "Antiochus the God"; 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. He was the younger son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes. Antiochus II was a forceful personality who in his lifetime largely succeeded to hold the sprawling Seleucid realm intact. However his fateful decision to repudiate his first wife Laodice and marry a Ptolemaic princess Berenice as part of a peace treaty led to a succession struggle after his death that would shake the empire's foundations and cause large territorial losses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antiochus II Theos is the 2,185th most popular politician (down from 2,150th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Syria (up from 27th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Syrian Politician.

Antiochus II Theos is most famous for his conquest of the Jewish kingdom in 167 BCE. He also made a failed attempt to conquer Egypt, and was defeated by the Romans.

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Among politicians, Antiochus II Theos ranks 2,185 out of 19,576. Before him are Alassane Ouattara, Elisa Bonaparte, Yakov Sverdlov, Mike Pence, Leopoldo Galtieri, and Helenus. After him are Jingtai Emperor, Gwanggaeto the Great, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Mentuhotep II, and August Bebel.

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Among people born in 286 BC, Antiochus II Theos ranks 1. Among people deceased in 246 BC, Antiochus II Theos ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy II Philadelphus. After him are Marcus Atilius Regulus, Berenice, and Bion of Borysthenes.