He was a vicious enemy of the jewish people, outlawing judaism and descrating the sacred hebrew temple. Antiochus was the son of the leader of the seleucid empire, seleucus i nicator, who had the misfortune to fall in love with his fathers new wife stratonice, thus his stepmother. Berenice and antiochus leave rome separately but contrary to racine, neither seeks deathclearly exile is the worst of fates. The marriage of his father with apama was one of those marriages which alexander celebrated at susa in b. Antiochus and stratonice by jean auguste dominique. Stratonice of syria was queen of the seleucid empire from 300 bc until 294 bc and from 281. Antiochus iii the great wikisource, the free library. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes international standard.
Seleucus and stratonice had one child, a daughter phila, when it was discovered that her stepson antiochus was deeply enamoured of her. Indeed, so distinct are these two works that one must not label the epitome the second book of maccabees, as if it were a continuation of 1 maccabees. Rather, it is another book about the maccabean era. Seleucus gave him stratonice, assigned him as commander in chief to the upper satrapies, and appointed him coregent. Books of maccabees encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. Stratonice of syria was the daughter of king demetrius poliorcetes and phila, the daughter of antipater.
King seleucus i, antiochus, and stratonice 155 lovestory was necessary for anybody who wanted to give to seleucus the glory of political wisdom and of the magnanimity of a good father x. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item seleucid greek king, 6th ruler of the seleucid empire. Antiochus iv epiphanes and the jews a reassessment l ukasz niesio l owskispano t he t raditiona l view, which still domina tes in scholarship, of events related to antiochus iv epiphanes. The story of antiochus and stratonice is taken from plutarchs lives. So far the oldest standalone artistic rendering of the antiochus and stratonice story that i have found is this unsigned and undated painting 220. In this excellent book, daniel ogden tackles headon a tricky, but fruitful. Although only his books on the roman civil wars survive in their entirety, large parts of. He struggled very hard with the beginnings of this passion, and at last, resolving with himself that his desires were wholly unlawful. The source of information concerning the attitude of this seleucid toward the jews is josephus, but unfortunately his accustomed desire to represent all great rulers as friendly to the jews has led him to incorporate in his history much that is legendary. He fell in love with his fathers new wife stratonice of syria, but kept this a secret despite falling mortally ill because of it.
Other articles where antiochus and stratonice is discussed. We could imagine, then, that the close connection between the two aspects is a product of royal propaganda, which was avidly taken up by interested. Philippe jordans orchestra serves jarrells music with precision and energy, propelling the drama forward to the ineluctable conclusion. Antiochus iii was a member of the greekmacedonian seleucid dynasty,6789 he was the son of king seleucus ii and laodice ii and was born in 242 bc near susa in iran. Antiochus iv epiphanes was the son of antiochus iii and he ruled the seleucid empire from 175 b. Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus for. Seleucus laid the same injunctions on stratonice and his son, then joined. 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. His attempts to suppress judaism brought on the wars of the maccabees.
West was thus being innovative in this painting of classical history. Antiochus and stratonice painting by david britannica. Antiochus, however, had misunderstood the true character of judaism, if he thought to exterminate it by force. Seleucid king of the hellenistic syrian empire from 223 b. His tyranny aroused both the religious and the political consciousness of the jews, which resulted in the revolution led by the maccabees. Dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. He mentions three decrees issued by antiochus concerning the jews. The battle of panias marked a turning point in jewish history. Antiochus iv epiphanes is one of the greatest types of the antichrist in the old testament. Striving vigorously to restore the strength of the seleucid empire, antiochus founded more. Son of the macedonian antiochus, a general of philip, and his wife laodice, despite allegations the was a bastard, i see no reason to doubt his parentage and rather the idea emerges from the myth of his descent from apollo recorded in justin 15. 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 recreating alexanders empire before his death. Jan 12, 20 antiochus iv epiphanes was the son of antiochus iii and he ruled the seleucid empire from 175 b.
Find more prominent pieces of history painting at best visual art database. The syriaca is a valuable source for the history of the ancient near east between the. The love of antiochus with faire stratonica in art jstor. Questions on doctrine is the book written in response to questions put to the seventhday adventist church by walter martin antiochus epiphanes q28. Antiochus i soter, 97861867781, 6186778x,97861867781. Antiochus fell mysteriously ill, and was confined to his bed as a result. Antiochus and stratonice painting by jacques louis david. The history of the loves of antiochus and stratonice. Antiochus and stratonica 1774 according to plutarchs lives, antiochus was the son of king seleucus i of syria. 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. Son of antiochus iii who became king after his brother, seleucus iv, had been murdered by heliodorus. A teenage king in 223 bc, antiochus iii inherited an empire in s. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of greek culture and institutions. Antiochus, a syrian prince falls in love with his stepmother, stratonice, and is dying from this love.
A theological treatise such as 2 maccabees differed widely from the unadorned, factual approach found in 1 maccabees. Home 19th century history painting western antiochus and stratonice by jean auguste dominique ingres. In babylonian texts, she is referred to as astartanikku. Striving vigorously to restore the strength of the seleucid empire, antiochus founded more new greek cities than all his predecessors. Antiochus and stratonice was created in 1774 by jacqueslouis david in neoclassicism style. Antiochus named the city of stratonikeia in caria after stratonice. Consequently erasistratus informed the monarch that antiochus was infatuated by stratonice. Humanities, art, music history antiquity antiochus i soter. After describing the events of antiochus iv and the maccabean revolt recorded in 1 maccabees, we find this insightful comment. He succeeded his father antiochus i soter in the winter of 26261 bc. Indeed, significant circumstantial evidence was to support this diagnosis. The syriaca is a valuable source for the history of the ancient near east. Ogden reads the story of antiochus and stratonice primarily in the.
I emphasize the standalone because one of the lunettes in the sala dellvenere in the palazzo pitti in florence has the. Pdf antiochus iv epiphanes and the jews a reassessment. Antiochus married his stepmother, stratonice, daughter of demetrius poliorcetes. Antiochus, the son of seleucus, had fallen passionately in love with his stepmother stratonice, the young queen, who had already made seleucus the father of a son. The marriage of antiochus and stratonice the ashmolean museum of art and archaeology. The doctor erasistratus discovered the cause of antiochus sickness, since he became agitated and his heartbeat quickened when stratonice entered the room. Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus for stratonice was created in 1772 by benjamin west in neoclassicism style. The history of the loves of antiochus and stratonice foundations of the novel lewis theobald on. While reading the above listed main chapters of the book, i remained. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes epiphanes, epifanaz, illustrious.
Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus. Antiochus iv epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twentysix kings who ruled from 175 164 bc over the syrian section of alexander s empire. He was the younger son of antiochus i and princess stratonice, the daughter of demetrius poliorcetes. Josephus, the jewish historian who gives an eye witness account of the horrible destruction of jerusalem in ad 70, also records other aspects of jewish history. When seleucus was relatively old, he married the young and beautiful stratonice or stratonica. Find more prominent pieces of mythological painting at best visual art database.
This book deals with the war that the romans and the seleucid king antiochus. Media in category antiochus et stratonice ingres the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Antiochus article about antiochus by the free dictionary. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Erasistratus the physician discovers the love of antiochus for stratonice was painted in 1772, the year george iii appointed benjamin west historical painter to. The history of the loves of antiochus and stratonice foundations of the novel. The sickness of antiochus or stratonice and antiochus is an 1840 painting by the french artist jean auguste dominique ingres. 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. But antiochus got wind of these plans and with a large army invaded egypt in 170169 b. God manifest seleucid king of the hellenistic syrian kingdom who reigned from 175 to 164 bc. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles. He ruled over greater syria and western asia towards the. Benjamin west and modern history 2 the eclectic light company. Based in history but transmuted by legend and literature, the story of antiochus and stratonice was perhaps most honestly celebrated by petrarch in his poem the. Antiochus iv rules amazing bible timeline with world history. Taylor opens with some background on the origins and history of the seleucids, from their founders service under alexander the great, and the origins of his kingdom in the squabbling among the successors to the height of the hellenistic age, when for a time the empire under antiochus iii, through the declining fortunes of the family.
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