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Antiochus I Soter (324–261 bc). Son of Seleucus I Nicator and the Persian princess Apama; sole ruler of Seleucid Empire from 281–261 bc. Antiochus was co-regent with his father until his father’s assassination in 281. Turmoil in Syria forced him to focus his attention there, abandoning his father’s pursuit of greater territory and power.
He tried to extend his own empire farther into Asia Minor, an effort that led to the First Syrian War (274–271 bc) against Ptolemy II. Antiochus actively promoted Greek culture in his territory, as his father had, and he is responsible for establishing the Seleucid ruler cult.
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