Laodice of Pontus

Laodice of Pontus

Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη; lived in the 3rd century BC), wife of Achaeus, she was daughter of Mithridates II king of Pontus and sister of Antiochus III's wife, also called Laodice.rf|1|poly_8.22 When Achaeus fell into the power of Antiochus (213 BC), Laodice was left in possession of the citadel of Sardis, in which she held out for a time, but was quickly compelled by the dissensions among her own troops to surrender to Antiochus.rf|2|poly_8.23 Polybius incidentally mentions that this princess was brought up before her marriage at Selge, in Pisidia (today part of Turkey), under the care of Logbasis, a citizen of that place.rf|3|poly_5.74

References

*Polybius, " [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Plb.+1.1 Histories] ", Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (translator), London - New York, (1889)
*Smith, William; "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1827.html "Laodice (8)"] , Boston, (1867)

Notes

:ent|1|poly_8.22 Polybius, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Plb.+8.22 viii. 22] :ent|2|poly_8.23 Ibid., [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Plb.+8.23 viii. 23] :ent|3|poly_5.74 Ibid., [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Plb.+5.74 v. 74]

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