Laodice I

E455416

Laodice I was a Seleucid queen whose dynastic ambitions and conflict with Berenice Syra helped spark the Third Syrian War between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Laodice I canonical 4
Laodice 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic royal consort ⓘ
Seleucid queen ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedPlace Asia Minor ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
associatedWithWar Third Syrian War ⓘ
causeOf outbreak of the Third Syrian War ⓘ
commemoratedBy coinage bearing her name or image ⓘ
inscriptions in Asia Minor ⓘ
conflictWith Berenice Syra ⓘ
deathPlace likely Asia Minor or Syria ⓘ
ethnicCulture Greek Macedonian ruling elite ⓘ
floruit mid-3rd century BCE ⓘ
honoredBy cities of Asia Minor ⓘ
influenced Seleucid succession politics ⓘ
relations between Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
linkedEvent death of Antiochus II Theos under suspicious circumstances ⓘ
marriageAlliance married to Antiochus II before his marriage to Berenice Syra ⓘ
marriageStatusChange reinstated as wife of Antiochus II later in his reign ⓘ
repudiated by Antiochus II in favor of Berenice Syra ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
motherOf Antiochus Hierax ⓘ
Laodice (daughter of Antiochus II) ⓘ
Seleucus II Callinicus ⓘ
Stratonice of Cappadocia ⓘ
possibly other Seleucid princesses ⓘ
notableFor dynastic intrigue ⓘ
influence over her sons Seleucus II and Antiochus Hierax ⓘ
role in triggering the Third Syrian War ⓘ
opposedBy Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
politicalAction arranged proclamation of Seleucus II as king ⓘ
ordered or was associated with the murder of Berenice Syra ⓘ
ordered or was associated with the murder of Berenice Syra’s infant son ⓘ
politicalAmbition secured throne for her son Seleucus II Callinicus ⓘ
possibleInvolvement poisoning of Antiochus II Theos (ancient allegation, not certain) ⓘ
relatedTo Antiochus I Soter by marriage ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator by marriage ⓘ
religiousRole honored in ruler cult in parts of the Seleucid realm ⓘ
restoredAsPrincipalQueen after repudiation of Berenice Syra ⓘ
roleIn succession crisis after death of Antiochus II Theos ⓘ
sourceMention ancient historians such as Polybius ⓘ
spouse Antiochus II Theos ⓘ
successorAsPrincipalQueen Berenice Syra ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BCE ⓘ
title basilissa ⓘ
queen of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Syrian War → associatedWith → Laodice I ⓘ
Seleucus II Callinicus → mother → Laodice I ⓘ
Antiochus II Theos → child → Laodice ⓘ
linked to: Laodice I
Antiochus II Theos → spouse → Laodice I ⓘ