Andromachus

Andromachus (Greek Ἀνδρόμαχος ), son of Achaeus, was a commander of the Seleucid Empire in the 3rd century BC.

Andromachus was a son of the nobleman Achaeus the Elder, of which he may have been connected to the Seleukidendynastie. His sister Laodice I. was the wife of king Antiochus II and his daughter Laodice II was married to King Seleucus II. His son was Achaeus the Younger ( † 213 BC), who later rose to the king.

During the war between brother Seleucus II and Antiochus Hierax, both of whom were his nephews, Andromachus held former faithfulness, who was also his son. Together with his son wore Andromachus around the year 228 BC in the Armenian mountains a victory over an army of Antiochus Hierax it. At an unknown date and under no circumstances mentioned he was then in the captivity of King Ptolemy III. come from Egypt, from 222 BC for his release a page change the younger Achaeus of Antiochus III. presented to the Ptolemies as a condition. Achaeus rose 220 ​​BC actually against the Seleucid king; whether Andromachus was released is unknown.