CLST 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Antiochus Iii The Great, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Hellenization
30 Jan 2017
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No o(cid:374)e (cid:272)alled the(cid:373) (cid:862)the eleukids(cid:863); far (cid:373)ore (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) (cid:449)as (cid:862)the (cid:455)ria(cid:374) ki(cid:374)gs(cid:863) Pompey deposed last king od seleukid dynasty in 63 bc and created the roman province of syria. Seleukid empire was an artificial construct that was created by seleukos i over his career and handed down to him successors; had not pre-existing shape and no final shape. Not only named cities after himself and his family, but entire regions eg. seleukis was used to describe north syria: even wanted to name the indian ocean seleukis and antiochis. At end of life in 281 bc, empire stretched from baktria to levantine coast and the. Hellespont: had just conquered western asia minor and parts of thrace, on his way to take hold of macedon. Firmly consolidated babylonia and north syria with new cities: seleukeia on the tigris in babylonia, antioch, seleukia in pieria, apameia and laodikeia by sea in north syria. Constantly in conflict with ptolemy over koile syria.
