Did Xenon serve only under Antiochus III the Great?
Yes
No
He served under others too
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Answer
Yes, Xenon was a court official under the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great. He served as a military and civil adviser, and was also responsible for diplomatic missions. Xenon was also a historian, and wrote a history of the Seleucid Empire that is now lost.
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