This is a readable history of the reign of antiochus iii the great ruler of the seleucid state founded by seleukos nikator, one of the successor generals of alexander the great, who went a good way to. Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus for stratonice was created in 1772 by benjamin west in neoclassicism style. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the romans at magnesia, antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age. Antiochus epiphanes, the seleucid king who imposed a series of religious limitations on the jews, and considered the villain of the traditional story of chanukah. A teenage king in 223 bc, antiochus iii inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. So far the oldest standalone artistic rendering of the antiochus and stratonice story that i have found is this unsigned and undated painting 220. Daughter of demetrius poliorcetes and phila, the daughter of antipater. If we compare the testimony of history, and especially of the book of maccabees, with this prophecy, we shall find that miserable race oppressed for six years under the tyranny of antiochus. Bchp 7 antiochus and india chronicle bchp 7 juniper garden chronicle the antiochus cylinder secondary breebart, a.
The scroll has been handed down in several aramaic versions, probably dating from the late talmudic period its aramaic language indicates. In the public expression of the relationship between antiochus and stratonice we. I emphasize the standalone because one of the lunettes in the sala dellvenere in the palazzo pitti in florence has the same topic. The rest of the history of the dynasty is a story of constant rivalry for the throne. The idol of olympian jove zeus did not remain in the temple for six continuous years, but the commencement of the pollution occurred at the first attack. Antiochus and stratonice painting by david britannica. At the same time that antiochus, who was called epiphanes, had a quarrel with the sixth ptolemy about his right to the whole country of syria, a great sedition fell among the men of power in judea, and they had a contention about.
Birth myths and omens of greatness 2367, seleucus horseback. He was partly in command of the seleucid army at the victory at panion in 200 bc. Books of the maccabees, the ancient jewish works in which the events of the maccabean revolt are recorded. He succeeded his father antiochus i soter in the winter of 26261 bc. Consequently erasistratus informed the monarch that antiochus was infatuated by stratonice. Combabus and stratonice 174206, antiochus and stratonice. The work is a history painting depicting an episode from plutarchs lives in which greek court physician erasistratus diagnoses the illness of antiochus, the son. In an amazing display of prophetic revelation, daniel the prophet, several centuries earlier, had detailed some of the exploits of this political monster. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Although many facets of his life are indeed obscure it seems that he, with the help of antigonus ii gonatas of macedonia, attacked ptolemy ii philadelphus see ptolemy and regained much of what antiochus i had lost, viz. Book 5 is fragmentary and we lack his reflections on the earlier seleucids. Other articles where antiochus and stratonice is discussed. He wrote an epistemological work called canonica in at least two books. Seleucus the victor was one of the diadochi the rival generals, relatives, and friends of alexander the great who fought for control over his empire after his death.
Antiochus managed to oust heliodorus and declared himself the coregent with his minor nephew. His prizewinning work, antiochus and stratonice, reveals that at this point he could still be influenced slightly by the rococo charm of the painter francois boucher, who had been a family friend. King seleucus i, antiochus, and stratonice in mnemosyne. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. He was a vicious enemy of the jewish people, outlawing judaism and descrating the sacred hebrew temple. Many are convinced this description will likely be close to realitythat the earth will finally roll to a meaningless stop, and the world of men will simply shuffle off into a quiet oblivion. Although only his books on the roman civil wars survive in their entirety, large parts of. This book goes a considerable way towards defining the. Read antiochus the great online by michael taylor books free. None of antiochus books have survived, but we know something about them. Antiochus epiphanes was a greek tryant of the 2nd century b.
His attempts to suppress judaism brought on the wars of the maccabees. Pdf cross stitch pattern the traveller by james jacques joseph tissot. Media in category antiochus et stratonice ingres the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. It is related of antiochus, that he fell sick through love of stratonice, the young wife of his father, and the daughter of demetrius poliorcetes, and that when his father learnt the cause of his illness through his physician erasistratus, he resigned stratonice to him, and gave him the government of upper asia with the title of king. On marrying his stepmother, stratonice, antiochus was appointed coruler by his father. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of greek culture and institutions. The history of the loves of antiochus and stratonice. The past decade alone has produced far more than a dozen books that scrutinize seleucid biographies or the history of the. Stratonice of syria was queen of the seleucid empire from 300 bc until 294 bc and from 281. Immediately after his return, his brother, king seleucus iv philopator, the incumbent ruler, was then murdered by usurper heliodorus. Grypus returned in 111 and regained all except coelesyria, which cyzicenus. The syriaca is a valuable source for the history of the ancient near east between the. Antiochus administered the satrapies east of the euphrates appian syriaca 62. The basis of the book is a fivevolume book by jason of cyrene, from which the author extracted and compiled his entertaining history in a single shor t volume 2 macc 2.
Antiochus named the city of stratonikeia in caria after stratonice. He was the younger son of antiochus i and princess stratonice, the daughter of. This tribute, unprecedented in ancient history, had to be paid in twelve annual installments a history of israel from alexander the great to bar kockba, 367. During that time of history, there were two factions within judaism. The history of the loves of antiochus and stratonice foundations of the novel. Antiochus decided to withdraw as rome had requested. Seleucus had since married a young woman named stratonice, the daughter of demetrius poliorcetes her name means. Women listening to men in western art history jean beraud 1848 1935 uzhin v ambassadore dinner at les ambassadeurs by jean beraud see more. All in all, this book is a fine piece of scholarship, providing as it does an accurate analysis of antiochus distinctive position in ethics, and specifically his reclaiming oikeiosistheory for aristotle and the peripatetic tradition. Read antiochus the great by michael taylor for free with a 30 day free trial. Antiochus was of greek macedonian and persian descent. Dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. The story of the man who ruled a sprawling ancient empire and strove to defend it against the roman republic.
Indeed, significant circumstantial evidence was to support this diagnosis. Instead, i mean to speak of the seleucid model as the underlying. Antiochus iv epiphanes biography facts, childhood, life. The second volume in john graingers history of the seleukid empire is devoted to the reign of antiochus iii. Pdf antiochus iv epiphanes and the jews a reassessment. Find more prominent pieces of history painting at best visual art database. Eliot conclude his melancholy poem, the hollow men. Media in category paintings of antiochus and stratonice the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Media in category antiochus et stratonice jacqueslouis david the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. His father is thus shown collapsed at the foot of the bed. In 210 bc, his father made him joint king, when antiochus iii went off to the east on his great expedition. In order to save the life of his son which was supposedly endangered by the violence of his passion, seleucus gave up stratonice in marriage to him in 294 bc. God manifest also called antiochus epimanes the mad, born c. The legend of seleucus project muse johns hopkins university.
History the works of flavius josephus war of the jews book 1 chapter 1. But the most famous conflict connected to antiochus epiphanes is the maccabean revolt. Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus. Antiochus and the antichrist this is the way the world endsnot with a bang but a whimper. The doctor erasistratus discovered the cause of antiochus sickness, since he became agitated and his heartbeat quickened when stratonice entered the room. African studies american studies ancient near east and egypt art history asian studies book history and cartography biblical studies classical studies education history jewish studies literature and cultural studies languages and linguistics media. He fell in love with his fathers new wife stratonice of syria, but kept this a secret despite falling mortally ill because of it. Antiochus of ascalon stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
A few years later, at antiochus s orders, his nephew was killed, and antiochus became the sole ruler. Antiochus viii grypus nephew of sidetes ruled from 125 to 115, when he was expelled by antiochus ix philopator cyzicenus, son of grypus mother, cleopatra thea, and sidetes. He is not recorded to have had any real independent authority, but he was appointed viceroy of the eastern seleucid satrapies. Antiochus son of antiochus iii the great wikipedia. Seleucid biographies or the history of the dynasty, its kingdom, territories, coin. Erasistratus discovering the cause of antiochus disease french.
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