Antiochus (son of Phintas)

Also known as: Antiochus · Family: Messenian · Role: king · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 4

Life events

• Strife arose, and the Lacedæmonians began hostilities against the Messenians.(Book 4 · Chapter 4)
  • With: Alcamenes Theopompus Androcles
  • “And a generation afterwards, when Alcamenes the son of Teleclus was king at Lacedæmon, and the king of the other family was Theopompus, the son of Nicander, the son of Charillus, the son of Polydectes, the son of Eunomus, the son of Prytanis, the son of Eurypon, and Antiochus and Androcles the sons of Phintas were kings of the Messenians, strife arose between the Lacedæmonians and Messenians, and the Lacedæmonians began hostilities”
• The rival parties took up arms, and Antiochus’s party slew Androcles and his leading supporters.(Book 4 · Chapter 5)
  • With: Androcles
  • “the rival parties of Androcles and Antiochus proceeded to such lengths that they took up arms. However their strife was not long continued, for the party of Antiochus, being far superior in numbers, slew Androcles and the most illustrious of his partizans.”
• Antiochus became the sole king and appealed to arbitration over Polychares.(Book 4 · Chapter 5)
  • “And Antiochus being now the only king sent letters to Sparta, to say that he would submit the matter to the arbitration of the courts I have mentioned.”
• Antiochus died, and his son Euphaes succeeded him.(Book 4 · Chapter 5)
  • With: Euphaes
  • “And not many months afterwards Antiochus died, and Euphaes his son succeeded him.”

Book 4 · Chapter 4

• parent: Phintas “Antiochus and Androcles the sons of Phintas were kings of the Messenians”
• siblings with Androcles “Antiochus and Androcles the sons of Phintas were kings of the Messenians”

Book 4 · Chapter 5

• rivals with Androcles “the rival parties of Androcles and Antiochus proceeded to such lengths that they took up arms”
• child: Euphaes “And not many months afterwards Antiochus died, and Euphaes his son succeeded him.”
• enemies with Androcles “the rival parties of Androcles and Antiochus proceeded to such lengths that they took up arms”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.