Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire and the

Kingdom of Commagene Commagene ( grc-gre, Κομμαγηνή) was an ancient Greco-Iranian kingdom ruled by a Hellenized branch of the Iranian Orontid dynasty that had ruled over Armenia. The kingdom was located in and around the ancient city of Samosata, which s ...

. In

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ish historical memory, connected with the

Maccabean Revolt The Maccabean Revolt ( he, מרד החשמונאים) was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish life. The main phase of the revolt lasted from 167–160 BCE and ende ...

and the holiday of

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, "Antiochus" refers specifically to

Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus IV Epiphanes (; grc, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἐπιφανής, ''Antíochos ho Epiphanḗs'', "God Manifest"; c. 215 BC – November/December 164 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his dea ...

. Antiochus may refer to:

The Seleucid Empire

Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator) Antiochus (Greek: Ἀντίοχος; fl. 4th century BC) was a Macedonian man who lived during the time of Philip II of Macedon (ruled 359-336 BC). He originally came from Orestis, Upper Macedonia (modern-day Kastoria, Greece). Antiochus served ...

(born 4th-century BC), father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire *

Antiochus I Soter Antiochus I Soter ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος Σωτήρ, ''Antíochos Sōtér''; "Antiochus the Saviour"; c. 324/32 June 261 BC) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire. Antiochus succeeded his father Seleucus I Nicator in 281 BC and reigned d ...

(died 261 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire *

Antiochus II Theos Antiochus II Theos ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος Θεός, ; 286 – July 246 BC) was a Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from 261 to 246 BC. He succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter in the winter of 262–61 BC. He wa ...

(286 BC–246 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 261 BC–246 BC *

Antiochus Hierax Antiochus (; el, Ἀντίoχoς; killed c. 226 BC), called Hierax (, Ἱέραξ, "Hawk") for his grasping and ambitious character, was the younger son of Antiochus II and Laodice I and separatist leader in the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, who r ...

(died 226 BC), rebel brother of Seleucus II Callinicus *

Antiochus III the Great Antiochus III the Great (; grc-gre, Ἀντίoχoς Μέγας ; c. 2413 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 222 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the res ...

(241–187 BC, king 222–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire ** Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great), the first son of Antiochus III the Great *

(215 BC–164 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until 164 BC *

Antiochus V Eupator Antiochus V Eupator (Greek: ''Αντίοχος Ε' Ευπάτωρ''), whose epithet means "of a good father" (c. 172 BC – 161 BC) was a ruler of the Greek Seleucid Empire who reigned from late 164 to 161 BC (based on dates from 1 Maccabees 6:1 ...

(173 BC–162 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 164-162 BC *

Antiochus VI Dionysus Antiochus VI Dionysus (c. 148–142/1 BC), king of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, was the son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea, daughter of Ptolemy VI of Egypt Ptolemy VI Philometor ( gr, Πτολεμαῖος Φιλομήτωρ, ...

(148–138 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea *

Antiochus VII Sidetes Antiochus VII Euergetes ( el, Ἀντίοχος Ευεργέτης; c. 164/160 BC129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes ( el, Σιδήτης) (from Side, a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious, was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire ...

(died 129 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, reigned from 138 to 129 BC * Antiochus VIII Grypus (died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Demetrius II Nicator *

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus Antiochus IX Eusebes Cyzicenus ( gr, Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Κυζικηνός, "Antiochus the Pious, the Cyzicene") was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom. He was the son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea.

(died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea, half-brother of Antiochus VIII *

Antiochus X Eusebes Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator ( grc, Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; – 92 or 88 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria during the Hellenistic period between 95 BC and 92 BC or 89/88 BC (224 ...

(died 83 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 95 BC *

Antiochus XI Epiphanes Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus ( gr, Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος; died 93 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria between 94 and 93 BC, during the Hellenistic period. He was the son of AntiochusV ...

(died 92 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and brother of Seleucus VI Epiphanes *

Antiochus XII Dionysus Antiochus XII Dionysus Epiphanes Philopator Callinicus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος Διόνυσος Ἐπιφανής Φιλοπάτωρ Καλλίνικος; between 124 and 109 BC – 82 BC) was a Hellenistic Seleucid monarch who reigned as Ki ...

(Epiphanes/Philopator/Callinicus), ruler of the Seleucid Empire reigned 87–84 BC; fifth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus *

Antiochus XIII Asiaticus Antiochus XIII Philadelphus, (Greek: Ἀντίοχος ΙΓ' Φιλάδελφος) known as Asiaticus, (Ἀσιατικός) was the penultimate ruler of the Seleucid kingdom. Biography He was son of king Antiochus X Eusebes and the Ptolemaic ...

(died 64 BC), one of the last rulers of the Seleucid Empire * Antiochus, the infant son of

* Antiochus, first son of

Seleucus IV Philopator Seleucus IV Philopator (Greek: Σέλευκος Φιλοπάτωρ; c. 218 – 3 September 175 BC), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Judea), Mesop ...

Kingdom of Commagene

Antiochus I Theos of Commagene Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen ( grc, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Θεὸς Δίκαιος Ἐπιφανὴς Φιλορωμαῖος Φιλέλλην, meaning "Antiochos, the just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend ...

(died 38 BC), reigned 70 BC-38 BC *

Antiochus II of Commagene Antiochus II ( el, , flourished 1st century BC) was a man of Iranian peoples, Iranian and Greeks, Greek descent. Antiochus II was a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene and the second son of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. He was the youngest ...

(died 29 BC) *

Antiochus III of Commagene Antiochus III Epiphanes ( el, , flourished 1st century BC and 1st century AD) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Commagene from 12 BC to 17 AD. He was the son and successor of King Mithridates III of Commagene and Iotapa, and of mixed Iranian,; ; ...

(died 17 AD), reigned 12 BC-17 *

Antiochus IV of Commagene Gaius Julius Antiochus IV Epiphanes ( grc, Γάιος Ἰούλιος Ἀντίοχος ὀ Ἐπιφανής, before 17 AD – after 72 AD), the last king of Commagene, reigned between 38 and 72 as a client king to the Roman Empire. The epit ...

, reigned 38-72

Princes of Commagene

Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes, also known as Julius Archelaus Epiphanes; Epiphanes; Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes or simply known as Gaius (Greek: Γάιος Ἰούλιος Ἀρχέλαος Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής, 38 ...

(38–92 AD) * Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes

Philopappos Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos or Philopappus ( el, Γάϊος Ἰούλιος Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής Φιλόπαππος; 65 – 116), was a Prince of the Kingdom of Commagene who lived in the Roman Empire during th ...

(65–116)

Others

Antiochus (mythology) In Greek mythology, the name Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος derived from ''αντι ''anti "against, compared to, like" and ''οχη ''oche "support") may refer to: *Antiochus, son of Heracles and Meda. Both his maternal grandfather and his ...

, name of five figures in Greek mythology *

Antiochus of Alexandria Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) of Alexandria was a writer of ancient Greece who wrote a work on the Greek poets of the middle Attic comedy, called "On the Poets Satirized in Middle Comedy" (Περὶ τῶν ἐν τῇ μέσῃ κωμῳδ� ...

, writer on Greek comedy * Antiochus, an epigrammatic poet, one of whose epigrams is extant in the '' Greek Anthology'' * Antiochus of Laodicea, a sceptic philosopher, and a disciple of Zeuxis; see

Laodicea on the Lycus Laodicea on the Lycus ( el, Λαοδίκεια πρὸς τοῦ Λύκου ''Laodikia pros tou Lykou''; la, Laodicea ad Lycum, also transliterated as ''Laodiceia'' or ''Laodikeia'') (modern tr, Laodikeia) was an ancient city in Asia Minor, ...

* Antiochus (sculptor), a sculptor of ancient Greece from Athens *

Antiochus of Syracuse Antiochus of Syracuse ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Συρακούσιος) was a Greek historian, who flourished around 420 BC. Little is known of Antiochus' life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because ...

(c. 423 BC), Greek historian * Antiochus (admiral), Athenian admiral of Alcibiades (407 BC) * Antiochus of Arcadia, Greek envoy to Persia (4th century BC) * Antiochus of Antioch, villainous king in

Apollonius of Tyre Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular in the Middle Ages. Existing in numerous forms in many languages, the text is thought to be translated from an ancient Greek manuscript, now lost. Plot summary In most versi ...

legend * Antiochus, villainous king in Shakespeare's ''

Pericles, Prince of Tyre ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. It was p ...

'' *

Antiochus of Ascalon Antiochus of Ascalon (; grc-gre, Άντίοχος ὁ Ἀσκαλώνιος; c. 125 – c. 68 BC) was an Academic philosopher. He was a pupil of Philo of Larissa at the Academy, but he diverged from the Academic skepticism of Philo and his p ...

(c. 130–68 BC), philosopher, member of Plato's Academy * Antiochus of Sulcis (died 110), Christian martyr from Sardinia *

Antiochus of Athens Antiochus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an influential Hellenistic astrologer who flourished sometime between the late 1st and mid 2nd century AD. There is some disagreement as to when he lived and wrote. Franz ...

(c. 100 CE), philosopher and astrologer * Antiochus Philometor (c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician * Antiochus (physician) (c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician, different from above *

Publius Anteius Antiochus Publius Anteius Antiochus, or Antiochus of Aegae ( grc, Ἀντίοχος), was a sophist—or, as he claimed to be, a Cynic philosopher—of ancient Rome, from the Cilician port city of Aegeae (modern Yumurtalık). He lived around the 2nd century ...

(c. 200 CE), otherwise known as Antiochus of Aegae, a sophist or Cynic philosopher *

Septimius Antiochus Septimius Antiochus (died after 273) was a Roman usurper in Syria during the 3rd century. In 272 AD Emperor Aurelian had defeated the breakaway Kingdom of Palmyra; its king Vaballathus and his mother Zenobia were in Roman captivity. In 273 AD an ...

(died 273), last Palmyrene Emperor (273) *

Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi) Antiochus or Antiochos ( el, Ἀντίοχος, ) was a eunuch courtier and imperial official of the Byzantine Empire. He educated emperor Theodosius II during his minority and then acted as the emperor's chief chamberlain until 421. According to t ...

, Byzantine courtier and imperial tutor * Antiochus bishop of Ptolemais, 5th century bishop *

Antiochus Chuzon Antiochus Chuzon (''floruit'' 429–438), called "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew, was a high official of the Eastern Roman Empire, praetorian prefect of the East and consul, who was a key figure in the compilation of the ''Codex Theo ...

, 5th-century politician of the Byzantine Empire *

Antiochus of Palestine Antiochus of Palestine ( 7th century AD), also known as Antiochus the Monk or Antiochus Monachus, was a Christian monk and writer. He is believed to have been born near Ancyra (now Ankara, Turkey). He lived first as a solitary, then became a monk ...

, 7th-century monk * Antiochos (strategos of Sicily), Byzantine governor of Sicily

Fictional

* Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson, protagonist of ''

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The Seleucid Empire

Kingdom of Commagene

Princes of Commagene

Others

Fictional

See also