Back Laodice III AST Лаадыка III Byelorussian Лаодика III Bulgarian Laodice III Catalan Laodike 3. Danish Laodike (Gattin des Antiochos III.) German Λαοδίκη Γ΄ της Συρίας Greek Laódice III Spanish Laodize III.a Basque Laodike III Finnish
| Laodice III | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of the Seleucid Empire | |
| Tenure | c. 222 BC – c. 191 BC |
| Coronation | c. 222 BC (ceremony at Zeugma) |
| Died | after 176 BC |
| Spouse | Antiochus III the Great |
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| Dynasty | Mithridatic |
| Father | Mithridates II of Pontus |
| Mother | Laodice |
Laodice III (Greek: Λαοδίκη, Laodikē) also known as Laodika, was a princess of Pontus and a Seleucid queen. She was regent for her first born son, Antiochus, during the Anabase expedition of her husband, Antiochus III the Great, between 212 and 206 BC. Antiochus III created a royal cult dedicated to her in 193 BC. In 192 BC she was pushed out of political life due to her husband's remarriage. Her last known activities are documented in 177–176 BC and relate to the court of her son, Seleucus IV.[1]
- ^ Beilman, A. Femmes en public dans le monde hellénistique, Malesherbes, Sedes, 2002, pg 45.