Jumping back west from our examination of Bactria and the Parthians over in the east, today we’re back in west. Antiochus II made two marriage alliances which we haven’t really discussed at length before. So, today, let’s examine the marriages of two women called Stratonice- a sister and a daughter of the king.
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