Antiochus

Also known as: king Antiochus · Family: Athens · Role: pilot · First appears: Alcibiades

Antiochus was the son of Seleucus and Apama, and later fell passionately in love with Stratonice, the young queen and daughter of Demetrius. Their marriage was brought about after Seleucus arranged it. He was also a pilot serving Alcibiades, who made him a favorite.

At Thermopylae, Marcus Cato opened a route for the Roman forces against Antiochus, bringing the war upon him, and Antiochus was defeated and fled immediately to Asia. His enemies included Marcus Cato and Titus Quintius Flamininus; meanwhile Hannibal had arrived at his court and urged him toward action.

Later, when Alcibiades sailed from Samos to Phocaea and left Antiochus in command, Antiochus sailed two galleys into the port of Ephesus to insult Lysander. Lysander defeated the Athenians and took fifteen ships, after which Alcibiades was removed from command. Antiochus was also compared unfavorably by Mithridates, while Marcus Brutus remained “a great admirer of Antiochus” throughout his life.

Relationship record

Life events

• Marcus Cato gained the victory at Thermopylae by opening a route for Roman forces against Antiochus.(Comparison of Aristides with Marcus Cato. · 📍 Thermopylae)
  • With: Marcus Cato
  • “But Cato not only in his consulship was esteemed the chief in courage and conduct in the Spanish war, but even whilst he was only serving as tribune at Thermopylae, under another's command, he gained the glory of the victory, for having, as it were, opened a wide gate for the Romans to rush in upon Antiochus, and for having brought the war on his back, whilst he only minded what was before his face.”
• Antiochus was defeated at Thermopylae and fled immediately to Asia.(Flamininus · 📍 Thermopylae)
  • With: Manius
  • “For Antiochus, receiving a defeat at Thermopylae, not only fled the field, but hoisted sail instantly for Asia.”
• Lysander defeated the Athenians, prompting Alcibiades’s removal from command.(Lysander · 📍 Ephesus)
  • With: Lysander Alcibiades
  • “Lysander won the victory, and taking fifteen of their ships, erected a trophy. For this, the people in the city being angry, put Alcibiades out of command”

Alcibiades

• with Alcibiades (interaction) “for which he was ever after a favorite with Alcibiades”

Comparison of Aristides with Marcus Cato.

• enemies with Marcus Cato (Cato led the Roman attack against Antiochus.) “For having, as it were, opened a wide gate for the Romans to rush in upon Antiochus, and for having brought the war on his back, whilst he only minded what was before his face.”

Flamininus

• enemies with Titus Quintius Flamininus “Had not, therefore, Titus upon a principle of prudence and foresight, lent all ear to peace, and had Antiochus found the Romans still at war in Greece with Philip”
• with Hannibal (interaction) “For Hannibal the African, a professed enemy to the Roman name, an exile from his own country, and not long since arrived at king Antiochus's court”
• with Hannibal (interaction) “Hannibal the African, a professed enemy to the Roman name, an exile from his own country, and not long since arrived at king Antiochus's court, was already stimulating that prince”

Lysander

• enemies with Lysander “But afterwards, when Alcibiades sailed from Samos to Phocaea, leaving Antiochus, the pilot, in command of all his forces, this Antiochus, to insult Lysander, sailed with two galleys into the port of the Ephesians”

Comparison of Lysander with Sylla

• enemies with Lysander (Lysander is described as defeating Antiochus.) “For I look upon it as an easy task, or rather sport, to beat Antiochus, Alcibiades's pilot”
• with Alcibiades (Antiochus is identified as Alcibiades's pilot.) “Antiochus, Alcibiades's pilot”
• with Mithridates (Mithridates is described as scorning Antiochus.) “whom Mithridates would have scorned to compare with his groom”

Demetrius

• parent: Seleucus “Seleucus, indeed, had already, by Apama the Persian, a son named Antiochus”
• married with Stratonice “In this manner, we are told, was brought about the marriage of Antiochus and Stratonice”
• parent: Apama “Seleucus, indeed, had already, by Apama the Persian, a son named Antiochus”
• courtship with Stratonice (daughter of Demetrius) “Antiochus, it appears, had fallen passionately in love with Stratonice, the young queen”
• married with Stratonice (daughter of Demetrius) “In this manner, we are told, was brought about the marriage of Antiochus and Stratonice.”

Marcus Brutus

• admirer: Marcus Brutus “He was all his lifetime a great admirer of Antiochus”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.