Antiochus, A king of Syria, the fourth os that name was called the great Antiochus, afore the comming of Christ, 212. yeares. He was also called Hierax (which signifieth a faulcon) for the rauenie he vsed in taking from euerie man his possessious and goodes. To this king came Anaiball, after Carthage was deliuered: to whome Antiochus shewed his armie gathered against % Romaines, marueilous richly armed with gold & siluer. And he (reioyting therein) demaunded of Anniball, if hee thought it not ynough for the Romaines, meaning the puissance of the armie. Anniball littleesteeming the ryches, answered in storne: yes, although the Romaines of all other were most couetous. Fynally, the Romaines vanquished both Antiochus and Anniball, who fledde to Prusias king of Bithinia. Antiochus was constreyned to desire peace, to relinquish to the Romaines all his interest in Enropa and Asia, to leane his sonne Antiochus in hostage, he himselfe to depart to the hill of Taurus, and to be content with the countrie there about. At last being eftsoones styrred with a couetous mind, to haue a great treasure, supposed to bee in Perside, the chiefe citie of Persia in the temple Nanea, or Fortuna, he was deceiued by the priestes of the temple, and cut in small peeces, and cast out to be deuoured of byrds. This was the ende of that rauenouc and couetous prince, when he had most gloriously reigned. 36. yeares.Antiochus illustris, The noble Antiochus, sonne to great Antiochus (left in hostage in Rome by his father) gaue his sister in mariage to Ptolomeus king of Aegypt, that by pretence of familiaritie, he might take his Realme from him, which he did. For comming vnto him vnder the colour of aliaunce, he slue Ptholome sitting at supper. He also subdued the Iewes in Ierusalem: and robbed the Temple and citie, and did set vp Idols, and with sundrie torments compelled the Iewes to breake the lawes of God, and commit Idolatrie. But he scaped not vnpunished. For when he had reigned eleuen yeares, he fell into an horrible sickenesse and torment, so that wormes issued aboundantly out of his bodie, which so corrupted his flesh, that no man about him might sustaine the sauor thereof. At last he returning to the knowledge of God, died very contrite. Diuers other haue beene of that name, some kings, some philosophers.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Antĭŏchus, i, m., = *)anti/oxos. I.The name of several Syrian kings, among whom Antiochus Magnus was most distinguished, on account of his war with the Romans, Liv. 31, 14; 33, 13 sq. al.; Nep. Hann. 2, 7; Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 75; id. Verr. 1, 21; id. Sest. 27; id. Deiot. 13 al.—II.The name of an Academic philosopher, a teacher of Cicero and Brutus, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132; id. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Brut. 91, 315.