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The Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator) (born 4th-century BC), father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus I Soter (died 261 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus II Theos (286 BC–246 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 261 BC–246 BC
- Antiochus Hierax (died 226 BC), rebel brother of Seleucus II Callinicus
- Antiochus III the Great (241–187 BC, king 222–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great), the first son of Antiochus III the Great
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes (215 BC–164 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until 164 BC
- Antiochus V Eupator (173 BC–162 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 164-162 BC
- Antiochus VI Dionysus (148–138 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea
- Antiochus VII Sidetes (died 129 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, reigned from 138 to 129 BC
- Antiochus VIII Grypus (died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Demetrius II Nicator
- Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea, half-brother of Antiochus VIII
- Antiochus X Eusebes (died 83 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 95 BC
- Antiochus XI Epiphanes (died 92 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and brother of Seleucus VI Epiphanes
- Antiochus XII Dionysus (Epiphanes/Philopator/Callinicus), ruler of the Seleucid Empire reigned 87–84 BC; fifth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus
- Antiochus XIII Asiaticus (died 64 BC), one of the last rulers of the Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus, the infant son of Antiochus II Theos
- Antiochus, first son of Seleucus IV Philopator
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Kingdom of Commagene
- Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (died 38 BC), reigned 70 BC-38 BC
- Antiochus II of Commagene (died 29 BC), man of Armenian and Greek descent
- Antiochus III of Commagene (died 17 AD), reigned 12 BC-17
- Antiochus IV of Commagene, reigned 38-72
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Princes of Commagene
- Antiochus II of Commagene (died 29 BC), man of Armenian and Greek descent
- Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes (38–92 AD)
- Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos (65–116)
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Others
- Antiochus (mythology), name of five figures in Greek mythology
- Antiochus of Alexandria, writer on Greek comedy
- Antiochus, an epigrammatic poet, one of whose epigrams is extant in the Greek Anthology
- Antiochus of Laodicea, a sceptic philosopher, and a disciple of Zeuxis, mentioned by Diogenes Laërtius
- Antiochus (sculptor), a sculptor of ancient Greece from Athens
- Antiochus of Syracuse (c. 423 BC), Greek historian
- Antiochus (admiral), Athenian admiral of Alcibiades (407 BC)
- Antiochus Gelotopoios, an admiral who served under Alexander the Great and later under Seleucus I
- Antiochus of Arcadia, Greek envoy to Persia (4th century BC)
- Antiochus of Antioch, villainous king in Apollonius of Tyre legend
- Antiochus, villainous king in Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- Antiochus of Ascalon (c. 130–68 BC), philosopher, member of Plato's Academy
- Antiochus of Sulcis (died 110), Christian martyr from Sardinia
- Antiochus of Athens (c. 100 CE), philosopher and astrologer
- Antiochus Philometor (c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician
- Antiochus (physician) (c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician, different from above
- Publius Anteius Antiochus (c. 200 CE), otherwise known as Antiochus of Aegae, a sophist or Cynic philosopher
- Septimius Antiochus (died 273), last Palmyrene Emperor (273)
- Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi), Byzantine courtier and imperial tutor
- Antiochus bishop of Ptolemais, 5th century bishop
- Antiochus Chuzon, 5th-century politician of the Byzantine Empire
- Antiochus of Palestine, 7th-century monk
- Antiochos (strategos of Sicily), Byzantine governor of Sicily
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See also
- Antiochis, female version of the name
- Antiochianus, a surname
- Antiochia (disambiguation)
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