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'''Antiochus''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ἀντίοχος; fl. 4th century BC) was a [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian]] man who lived during the time of [[Philip II of Macedon]] (ruled 359-336 BC). He originally came from [[Orestis (region)|Orestis]], [[Upper Macedonia]] (modern-day [[Kastoria (regional unit)|Kastoria]], [[Greece]]).
Antiochus served as an officer under Philip II, and gained distinction as a military general. Antiochus was from an upper noble family. His father was probably called Seleucus, his brother was called [[Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)|Ptolemy]] and he probably had a nephew called Seleucus. Antiochus married a Macedonian woman called [[Laodice of Macedonia|Laodice]] and in about 358 BC Laodice gave birth to their son [[Seleucus I Nicator]], who became a general of [[Alexander the Great]] and later founded and became the first king of the [[Seleucid Empire]]; she also gave birth to their daughter, [[Didymeia (sister of Seleucus I Nicator)|Didymeia]]. It was pretended, in consequence of a dream which Laodice had, that the god [[Apollo]] was the real father of Seleucus.
When Seleucus became king, he founded and named 16 cities in honor of his father, including the Syrian city of [[Antioch]] (now situated in modern [[Turkey]]) and the Seleucid Military Outpost, [[Antioch, Pisidia]]. Through Seleucus, Antiochus had thirteen [[List of Seleucid rulers|Seleucid kings]] bearing his name, as well as various monarchs from the [[Kingdom of Commagene]]. Antiochus had numerous descendants through his son from the 3rd century BC until the 5th century AD and possibly beyond.
==References==
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==Sources==
* John D. Grainger, ''Seleukos Nikator: Constructing a Hellenistic Kingdom'' page 2 {{ISBN|0-415-04701-3}}
* Roger Campbell-Scott, "Nimrud Dagh - A Sacred Mountain in Anatolia" pgs 194-197 in ''Reader’s Digest, Vanish Civilisations'', Reader’s Digest Services P/L, Hong Kong, 1988
* "Places in Bible Times", ''Reader’s Digest: Jesus and His Times'', The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. Printed by Fourth Printing USA, July 1990
* D. Engels, "Prodigies and Religious Propaganda: Seleucus and Augustus", in: C. Deroux (ed.), ''Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History'', vol. '''15''', Brussels 2010, 153-177.
==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080614211258/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0204.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080423052756/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3103.html
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