Achaios Seleukid

Achaios (320 - 241 BC) was the second son of Seleukos I Nikator and brother to his successor Antiochos I. He is considered a visonairy, though blunt, character. Being passed over for important court functions during to reign of Seulekos I, who prefered to bring Antiochos to the forground to prevent a succession crisis, he developed a lazy and depressive personality later in life. Being a the primary contender for the Seleukid throne, his brother Antiochos quietly removed him from al positions of power while investigating him for a potential plot for the thrones. However the spies were caught by Achaios. He himself was permanently disgraced by this affair, but his sons would be allowed to rise to high office.

Later in life, with relation improving between him and Antiochos, he was allowed to study civic advances at court.

He suffered a bout of Mentagra in 299 BC.