Antiochus
Sign in to saveAntiochus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος) is a Greek male personal name, likely meaning "resolute in contention", or "unwavering". It is derived from the two words αντί ("against") and ὄχη ("support"). It was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire, and the kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers specifically to Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Antiochus is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Jewish people, Ancient Greek and International Standard Serial Number.
It is catalogued under the topic Human name disambiguation pages.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
Show 1 more fact
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- The Seleucid Empire
- Commagene
- Princes of Commagene
- Others
- Fictional
- See also
- References
Antiochus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος) is a Greek male personal name, likely meaning "resolute in contention", or "unwavering". It is derived from the two words αντί ("against") and ὄχη ("support"). It was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire, and the kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers specifically to Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
Antiochus may refer to:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antiochus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.