Antiochus
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Antiochus. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a name of several Græco-Syrian kings ings of the dynasty of the Seleucidæ. ANTIOCHUS I., called Soter (savior), was a son of Seleucus, general of Alexander the Great, and founder of the dynasty. He was born about B. c. 324, and succeeded his father in B. c. 280. During the greater part of his reign he was engaged in a protracted struggle with the Gauls, who had crossed from Europe, and by whom he was killed in battle B. C. 261. ANTIOCHUS II., surnamed Theos (god), succeeded his father, lost several provinces by revolt, and was murdered in B. C. 246 by Laodice, his wife, whom he had put away to marry Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy. ANTIOCHUS III., surnamed the Great, grandson of the preceding, was born B. c. 242, succeeded in B. c. 223. The early part of his reign embraced a series of wars, his expeditions extending to India, over Asia Minor, and into Europe, where he took possession of the Thracian Chersonese. Here he encountered the Romans, who had conquered Philip V. of Macedon. Antiochus gained an important adviser in Hannibal, who had fled for refuge to his court. The Romans defeated him by sea and land, and he was finally overthrown by Scipio at Mount Sipylus, in Asia Minor, b. c. 190. He was killed while plundering a temple in Elymais. ANTIOCHUS IV., called Epiphanes, youngest son of the above, is chiefly remarkable for his attempt to extirpate the Jewish religion, and to establish in its place the polytheism of the Greeks. This led to the insurrection of the Maccabees, by which the Jews ultimately recovered their independence. He died B. C. 164.
1000 Classical Characters (1900)
Surnamed Soter, was the son of Seleucus and king of Syria. He made a treaty of alliance with Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt. He wedded his stepmother Stratonice. He was succeeded by his son Antiochus II., who put an end to the war which had begun with Ptolemy, and married his daughter Berenice , but being already married to Laodice, she, in revenge, poisoned him. Antiochus, the third of that name, surnamed the Great, was king of Syria, and reigned thirty-six years. He was defeated by Ptolemy Philopater at Raphia. He conquered the greater part of Greece, and Hannibal incited him to enter on a crusade against Rome. He was killed 187 years before the Christian era. Antiochus Epiphanes, the fourth of the name, was king of Syria after his brother Seleucus. He behaved with cruelty to the Jews. He reigned eleven years, and died unregretted. There were many others of the same name of less note. 2026 Editor's Note: The cruelty attributed to Antiochus IV Epiphanes refers to his persecution of the Jews in Judea and Samaria. This oppression sparked the rebellion of the Jewish Maccabees, an event central to the history of the region. (Ed: BR 2026-07-08)