Before we ease ourselves back into the main narrative again, I thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the life and times of Antiochus I until he acceded to the throne in 281 BCE. Then next week, we'll look around the world in 281 before plunging back into the hectic fight to keep Seleucus' ambition alive.
Sources for this episode:
- Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
- The Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2020), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 10/01/2021].
- Grainger, J. D., (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook) [Accessed 04/01/2021].
- Kosmin, J. (2014), The Land of the Elephant Kings. London: Harvard University Press. (eBook) [Accessed 03/04/2021].
- Lendering. J., Livius (2006, modified 2020), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 18/03/2021].
- Strootman, R. (2014), The Encyclopaedia of Ancient History (1st edition), p.473- 475. London: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 28/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Stratonice (online) [Accessed 28/02/2021].
