▁Sele uc us . ▁ ▁When ▁Sele uc us ▁became ▁king , ▁he ▁founded ▁and ▁named ▁ 1 6 ▁cities ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁including ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁city ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁( now ▁situated ▁in ▁modern ▁Turkey ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sele uc id ▁Military ▁Out post , ▁Ant io ch , ▁P is idia . ▁Through ▁Sele uc us , ▁Ant io chus ▁had ▁th ir teen ▁Sele uc id ▁k ings ▁bearing ▁his ▁name , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁various ▁monarch s ▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Comm ag ene . ▁Ant io chus ▁had ▁numerous ▁descend ants ▁through ▁his ▁son ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC ▁until ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁AD ▁and ▁possibly ▁beyond . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁John ▁D . ▁Gra inger , ▁Sele uk os ▁Nik ator : ▁Con struct ing ▁a ▁H ellen istic ▁Kingdom ▁page ▁ 2 ▁▁ ▁Roger ▁Campbell - Sc ott , ▁" N im r ud ▁D agh ▁- ▁A ▁Sac red ▁Mountain ▁in ▁An atol ia " ▁p gs ▁ 1 9 4 - 1 9 7 ▁in ▁Re ader ’ s ▁Dig est , ▁Van ish ▁Civil is ations , ▁Re ader ’ s ▁Dig est ▁Services ▁P / L , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁" P laces ▁in ▁Bible ▁Times ", ▁Re ader ’ s ▁Dig est : ▁Jesus ▁and ▁His ▁Times , ▁The ▁Re ader ’ s ▁Dig est ▁Association , ▁Inc . ▁Print ed ▁by ▁Four