Alexander II. Zabinas
Alexander II Zabinas (Greek: the Purchased ) was an anti-king in the chaos that began at the Parthians in the Seleucid kingdom after the loss of Mesopotamia. Zabinas, supposedly a son of Alexander I Balas, was merely a pawn in the power game of the exiled Egyptian king Ptolemy VIII, who reigned only Cyprus at this time, which he wanted to thwart the intentions of the government in Alexandria. After the murder of legitimate, supported by Alexandria king Demetrius II Zabinas ruled parts of Syria from 129 BC to 123 BC, until it in turn was beaten VIII of Demetrius ' son Antiochus Grypus.
- King of the Seleucid Empire
- Born in the 2nd century BC
- Died 123 BC
- Man