Stratonice of Syria
| Stratonice | |
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Macedonia | |
| Born | c. 320 BC |
| Died | September/October 254 BC (aged 65 or 66) Sardis (now Sart, Salihli, Manisa, Turkey) |
| Spouse | Seleucus I Nicator (300–294 BC) Antiochus I Soter (294–261 BC) |
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| House | Antigonid |
| Father | Demetrius Poliorcetes or Antigonus Monophthalmus |
| Mother | Phila |
Stratonice or Stratonica of Syria (
Biography
Stratonice of Syria was the daughter of king
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. At the same time Seleucus announced that Antiochus would be king of the eastern provinces.[2] It is believed that the union, which produced five children, was a prosperous one. Antiochus named the city of Stratonikeia in Caria after Stratonice.[3][4]
In Babylonian texts, she is referred to as 'Astartanikku', a transliteration of her Greek name that seems to have been designed in order to draw a parallel with the goddess Astarte. She is also given titles that were otherwise reserved for Babylonian goddesses.[5]
Stratonice's death at
Stratonice's children
By Seleucus I Nicator:
- Phila, who later married her uncle Antigonus II Gonatas.
By Antiochus I Soter:
- Seleucus, who was executed for rebellion.
- Laodice
- Apama II, who married Magas of Cyrene and was mother of Berenice II of Egypt.
- Stratonice II, who married her nephew/cousin Demetrius II Aetolicus (Phila's son by Antigonus II).
- Antiochus II Theos, who succeeded his father as king.
References
- ^ Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Demetrius", 31, 32
- ^ Plutarch, 38; Appian, The Foreign Wars, "The Syrian Wars", 59
- ^ Strabo, Geography, xiv. 2; Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, s.v. "Stratoniceia"
- ^ "Johannes Malalas – translation". www.attalus.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Del Monte, Giuseppe (1997). Testi della Babylonia ellenistica. p. 42.
- ^ Sachs, A. J. & H. Hunger, Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. I, no.-253 A1 10; A2 3
Bibliography
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Stratonice (3)" Archived 2015-01-24 at the Wayback Machine, Boston, (1867)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Stratonice (3)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
External links
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