Antiochus III the Great

Antiochus III the Great

Antiochus III the Great (; Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Μέγας, Antíochos ho Mégas; c. 241 – 3 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 223 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the rest of western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC. Rising to the throne at the age of eighteen in April/June 223 BC, his early campaigns against the Ptolemaic Kingdom were unsuccessful, but in the following years Antiochus gained several military victories and substantially expanded the empire's territory. His traditional designation, the Great, reflects an epithet he assumed. He also assumed the title Basileus Megas (Greek for "Great King"), the traditional title of the Persian kings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antiochus III the Great has received more than 886,701 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Antiochus III the Great is the 737th most popular politician (up from 761st in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Iran (down from 35th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Politician.

Antiochus III the Great is most famous for his victory over the Romans at the Battle of Thermopylae in 191 BC.