Laodice II

Laodice II
Queen of the Seleucid Empire
Husband Seleucus II Callinicus
Issue Five children with Seleucus II, among them were: Antiochis, Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus III the Great
Father Andromachus

Laodice (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη Laodíkē; lived in the 3rd century BC), wife of her cousin Seleucus II Callinicus, was, according to the express statement of Polybius,[1] the daughter of Andromachus and sister of Seleucid General Achaeus. Laodice II bore Seleucus II five children, among them were: Antiochis, Seleucus III Ceraunus and Antiochus III the Great.

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Notes

  1. Polybius, iv. 51, viii. 22

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

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