Looks at the life and achievements of Antiochus III, one of the most
successful of the Seleukid Emperors, but now best remembered for his
defeats at the hands of the Romans. During a long reign he regained
control of most areas that had been claimed by his predecessors,
defeated the Ptolomies, secured most of Asia Minor, but overstretched
himself with an invasion of Thrace and his activities in mainland
Greece, which helped trigger the clash with Rome.
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