biography
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Antiochus I
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known as Antiochus Soter (Gr ‘Saviour’)
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pronunciation:
[antiohkus]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (324–261 BC)
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| biography:
| Seleucid king of Syria (281–261 BC). He was the son of Seleucus I, one of Alexander's generals, whose murder in 280 gave him the whole Syrian empire, but left him too weak to assert his right to Macedonia. He gained his surname for a victory over the Gauls, but fell in battle with them. |
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