Laodice II (fl. 250 BCE)

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Laodice II (fl. 250 bce)

Queen of Pontus. Born around 260 bce; daughter of Laodice I (c. 285–c. 236 bce) and Antiochus II, Seleucid king (r. 261–246 bce); sister of Seleucus II and Stratonice III ; married Mithridates II of Pontus (a sub-kingdom in modern Turkey).