What is Antiochus II Theos?
[[Antiochus II]] also known by the [[nickname]] Antiochus Theos was the second [[son]] of [[Antiochus I]] and the third [[king]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]]. ==Nickname== After conquering [[Miletus]] and [[Ephesus]] and [[killing]] [[Timarchus of Miletus]], Antiochus the Second gave himself the [[nickname]] Antiochus Theos meaning Antiochus the [[deity]]. ==Relationship with the Ptolemaic Empire== Antiochus II went to [[war]] with [[Egypt]] but couldn’t win so he made [[peace]] with [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] by [[divorcing]] his [[wife]] [[Laodice I]] and instead marrying Ptolemy’s [[daughter]] [[Berenice Syra]] agreeing that his [[son]] by Berenice would be the next [[king]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]]. ==Death== Berenice gave [[birth]] to a [[son]] who was also named Antiochus but then Antiochus II died and his first [[wife]] Laodice was accused of [[poison]]ing him. Berenice said her son Antiochus was the new [[king]] but Laodice said her son was [[King]] [[Seleucus II Callinicus]] and this led to a [[civil war]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Seleucid kings]]