# Antiochus III the Great

> He reassembled a fracturing empire through a decade of forced marches to its edges — Bactria, Parthia, the Kabul valley — then lost half of it in four years to Rome after declaring himself the champion of Greek freedom.

*Sixth Seleucid emperor (223–187 BC)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/antiochus-iii-the-great

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** -242
- **Died:** -187
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Antiochus took the Seleucid throne at eighteen in 223 BC, inheriting chaos after his brother's death. Early campaigns against Ptolemaic Egypt failed, but he spent the next decade clawing back control over central Asia Minor, Parthia, and Bactria, pushing as far as the Kabul valley and renewing ties with the Indian king Sophagasenus — exploits that earned him the epithet "the Great" and the old Persian title Basileus Megas. Returning west, he seized Coele-Syria, Phoenicia, and Judea from the Ptolemies. Then he turned toward the Greek city-states, antagonized Rome, and in 192 BC launched a war on the mainland with Hannibal as his advisor and the Aetolian League as his ally. He was crushed at Thermopylae in 191 BC and Magnesia in 190 BC, surrendering much of Asia Minor to Rome's allies. Rebellions reignited across what remained, and he died in 187 BC on another eastern expedition.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 11.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_III_the_Great)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3365)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Antiochus%20III%20the%20Great)
- [اۆچونجو آنتیوخوس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%86%DA%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3)
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- [Антиох III](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%85_III)
- [Antíoc III](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%ADoc_III)
- [Antiochos III. Megás](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_III._Meg%C3%A1s)
- [Аслӑ Антиох III](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D0%BB%D3%91_%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%85_III)
- [Antiochus III Mawr](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_III_Mawr)
- [Antiochos 3. af Seleukideriget](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_3._af_Seleukideriget)
- [Antiochos III.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_III.)
- [Αντίοχος Γ΄ ο Μέγας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%84_%CE%BF_%CE%9C%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Antíoco III el Grande](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%ADoco_III_el_Grande)
- [Antiochos III Suur](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_III_Suur)
- [Antioko III.a Handia](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioko_III.a_Handia)
- [آنتیوخوس سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Antiokhos III Suuri](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiokhos_III_Suuri)
- [Antiochos III](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_III)
- [אנטיוכוס השלישי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99)
- [Antioh III. Veliki](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioh_III._Veliki)
- [III. Antiokhosz szeleukida uralkodó](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/III._Antiokhosz_szeleukida_uralkod%C3%B3)
- [Անտիոքոս III Մեծ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%84%D5%B8%D5%BD_III_%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%AE)
- [Antiokhos yang Agung](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiokhos_yang_Agung)
- [أنطيوخوس الثالث](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB)
- [انطيوخوس التالت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA)

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