Antiochus X Eusebes

Antiochus X. Eusebes Philopator was one of the pretenders in the tangled family feuds in the late Seleukidendynastie. His reign began in 95 BC, his first performance was the victory over his cousin Seleucus VI. Epiphanes, with which he. The death of his father Antiochus IX Cyzicenus recently avenged - his nickname stand for this part of his life story: Eusebes (a portion of his father's title ) and Philopator ( father lovingly ) refer to the same person.

He ruled the city of Antioch and its vicinity and led with endless battles against the four brothers of Seleucus VI. , The Nabataeans and the Parthians. It is unclear, the time of his fall. Josephus reported that he had fallen to 90 BC in the fight against the Parthians - Antioch was at this time with security at Philip I Philadelphus about - whereas we read in Appian, that in the invasion of the Armenian king Tigranes II he was killed in the year 83 BC, but in this case remains a gap of several years in which nothing is known about him.

One of his sons, Antiochus XIII. Asiaticus was made by Pompey to the client king of Syria, after he had defeated Tigranes.

  • King of the Seleucid Empire
  • Born in the 2nd century BC
  • Died in the 1st century BC
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