Laodice of Macedonia

Laodice of Macedonia

Laodice (in Greek Λαοδικη) was wife of Antiochus, a general of distinction in the service of Philip II of Macedon, and mother of Seleucus, the founder of the Seleucid Empire. It was pretended, in con­sequence of a dream which she had, that Apollo was the real father of her child.rf|1|just_15.4 No less than five cities were founded by Seleucus in different parts of his dominions, which bore in her honour the name of Laodicea.rf|2|app_57

References

*Smith, William; "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1826.html "Laodice (4)"] , Boston, (1867)

Notes

ent|1|just_15.4 Justin, "Epitome", [http://www.attalus.org/translate/justin1.html#15.4 xv. 4] ent|2|app_57 Appian, "Foreign Wars", "The Syrian Wars", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0230&query=Syr.%3A9%3A57&chunk=section 57]

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