▁Car th agini ans . ▁▁ ▁Sele uc id ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁Ant io chus ▁III ▁leaves ▁for ▁a ▁campaign ▁in ▁Asia , ▁where ▁he ▁will ▁reach ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁India ▁and ▁mostly ▁manage ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁areas ▁conquer ed ▁earlier ▁by ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great . ▁ ▁Having ▁recovered ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁An atol ia ▁from ▁the ▁us ur per ▁Ach ae us , ▁Ant io chus ▁III ▁turns ▁his ▁forces ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁out lying ▁provinces ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Sele uc id ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁Ant io chus ▁III ▁gives ▁his ▁sister ▁Ant io chia ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁King ▁X er xes ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁who ▁acknowled ges ▁Ant io chus ▁III ' s ▁su zer ain ty ▁and ▁pays ▁him ▁t ribute . ▁▁ ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁▁ ▁Pub lius ▁Lic ini us ▁Cr ass us ▁D ives ▁is ▁elected ▁" pont if ex ▁maxim us " ▁over ▁more ▁distinguished ▁candidates , ▁despite ▁never ▁having ▁held ▁any ▁major ▁offices . ▁He ▁will ▁hold ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ▁soldiers ▁b illet ed ▁in ▁Tar ent um ▁so ▁al ien ate ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁consp ir ators ▁admit ▁the ▁Car th agin ian ▁general ▁Hann ib al ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁consp ir ators ▁then ▁defeat ▁the ▁Roman ▁cont ing ent ▁in ▁it . ▁Hann ib al ▁keeps ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁so ▁that ▁lo oting ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁Roman ▁houses . ▁The ▁cit adel ▁in ▁Tar ent um ▁remains