Laodice III

Laodice III
Princess of Pontus
Queen of the Seleucid Empire (Queen Consort of Syria)
Reign	c. 222 BC – c. 191 BC
Coronation	c. 222 BC - ceremony at Zeugma
Predecessor	Consort of Seleucus III Ceraunus
Successor	Euboea
King and husband	Antiochus III the Great

Died	191 BC
Issue	Antiochus, Seleucus IV Philopator, Ardys, an unnamed daughter who was engaged to Demetrius I of Bactria, Laodice IV, Cleopatra I Syra, Antiochis and Antiochus IV Epiphanes born as Mithridates
Dynasty	Seleucid
Father	Mithridates II of Pontus
Mother	Laodice

Laodice III (in Greek Λαοδικη, died about 191 BC), was a Princess of Pontus and a Seleucid Queen.

Biography

She was a daughter born to King Mithridates II of Pontus who was a Persian and his wife Laodice who was a mixed-raced Greek-Persian. Her sister was Laodice of Pontus and her brother was Mithridates III of Pontus.

Laodice married her maternal first cousin, the Seleucid King Antiochus III the Great soon after his accession about 222 BC in a ceremony at Zeugma. She was proclaimed queen by Antiochus III at Antioch before he set out in his expedition against Molon. The birth of their eldest child Antiochus, took place during the absence of the king on that expedition.^[1] Laodice’s name does not appear in any sources; however her name is recorded in a number of inscriptions alongside her husband’s in the later years of her husband’s reign at Sardis, Herakleia-by-Latmos (see Latmus), Iasos and Antioch.^[2] When she died Antiochus III developed a cult for her and was granted divine honors alongside her husband at Teos.^[3]

Laodice III bore Antiochus III eight children who were: Antiochus, Seleucus IV Philopator, Ardys, an unnamed daughter who was engaged to Demetrius I of Bactria, Laodice IV, Cleopatra I Syra, Antiochis and Antiochus IV Epiphanes born as Mithridates. After her death, Antiochus III married to Euboea of Chalcis, by whom he had no children.^[4]

References

↑ Polybius, v. 43
↑ Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer p. 49
↑ Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer p. 49
↑ http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antiochus/antiochus_iii.html

Notes

Polybius, Histories, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (translator), London - New York, (1889)
Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Laodice (4)", Boston, (1867) (link no longer active)
http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antiochus/antiochus_iii.html
John D. Grainger, A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer, BRILL, 1997

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

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Regnal titles
Laodice III Seleucid dynasty Born: Unknown Died: c. 191 BC
Preceded by Consort of Seleucus III Ceraunus	Seleucid Queen (Queen Consort of Syria) c. 222 BC – c. 191 BC with Antiochus III the Great (222–187 BC)	Succeeded by Euboea

Hellenistic rulers

Argeads	Philip II Alexander III the Great Philip III Arrhidaeus Alexander IV

Antigonids	Antigonus I Monophthalmus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus II Gonatas Demetrius II Aetolicus Antigonus III Doson Philip V Perseus Philip VI (pretender)

Ptolemies	Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy III Euergetes Ptolemy IV Philopator Ptolemy V Epiphanes Cleopatra I Syra (regent) Ptolemy VI Philometor Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator Cleopatra II Philometor Soter Ptolemy VIII Physcon Cleopatra III Ptolemy IX Lathyros Ptolemy X Alexander Berenice III Ptolemy XI Alexander Ptolemy XII Auletes Cleopatra VI Tryphaena Berenice IV Epiphanea Ptolemy XIII Ptolemy XIV Cleopatra VII Philopator Ptolemy XV Caesarion

Seleucids	Seleucus I Nicator Antiochus I Soter Antiochus II Theos Seleucus II Callinicus Seleucus III Ceraunus Antiochus III the Great Seleucus IV Philopator Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus V Eupator Demetrius I Soter Alexander I Balas Demetrius II Nicator Antiochus VI Dionysus Diodotus Tryphon Antiochus VII Sidetes Alexander II Zabinas Seleucus V Philometor Antiochus VIII Grypus Antiochus IX Cyzicenus Seleucus VI Epiphanes Antiochus X Eusebes Antiochus XI Epiphanes Demetrius III Eucaerus Philip I Philadelphus Antiochus XII Dionysus Antiochus XIII Asiaticus Philip II Philoromaeus

Lysimachids	Lysimachus

Antipatrids	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes

Attalids	Philetaerus Eumenes I Attalus I Eumenes II Attalus II Attalus III Eumenes III

Greco-Bactrians	Diodotus I Diodotus II Euthydemus I Demetrius I Euthydemus II Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Demetrius II Eucratides I Plato Eucratides II Heliocles I

Indo-Greeks	Demetrius I Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Apollodotus I Demetrius II Antimachus II Menander I Zoilos I Agathokleia Lysias Strato I Antialcidas Heliokles II Polyxenos Demetrius III Philoxenus Diomedes Amyntas Epander Theophilos Peukolaos Thraso Nicias Menander II Artemidoros Hermaeus Archebius Telephos Apollodotus II Hippostratos Dionysios Zoilos II Apollophanes Strato II Strato III

Kings of Bithynia	Boteiras Bas Zipoetes I Nicomedes I Zipoetes II Etazeta (regent) Ziaelas Prusias I Prusias II Nicomedes II Nicomedes III Nicomedes IV Socrates Chrestus

Kings of Pontus	Mithridates I Ctistes Ariobarzanes Mithridates II Mithridates III Pharnaces I Mithridates IV Philopator Philadephos Mithridates V Euergetes Mithridates VI Eupator Pharnaces II Darius Arsaces Polemon I Pythodorida Polemon II

Kings of Commagene	Ptolemaeus Sames II Mithridates I Antiochus I Mithridates II Antiochus II Mithridates III Antiochus III Antiochus IV

Kings of Cappadocia	Ariarathes I Ariarathes II Ariamnes II Ariarathes III Ariarathes IV Ariarathes V Orophernes Ariarathes VI Ariarathes VII Ariarathes VIII Ariarathes IX Ariobarzanes I Ariobarzanes II Ariobarzanes III Ariarathes X Archelaus

Kings of the Cimmerian Bosporus	Mithridates I Pharnaces Asander with Dynamis Mithridates II Asander with Dynamis Scribonius’ attempted rule with Dynamis Dynamis with Polemon Polemon with Pythodorida Aspurgus Mithridates III with Gepaepyris Mithridates III Cotys I

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