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| | Demetrius II of Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | About 147 BC he returned to Syria, and with the help of Ptolemy VI of EgyptPtolemy VI Philometor/, king of Egypt, regained his father's throne. |
 | | In 141 BC he marched against Mithridates I of ParthiaMithradates I, king of Parthia, but was taken prisoner by treachery, and remained in captivity for ten years, regaining his throne in 129 BC on the death of his brother, Antiochus VII SidetesAntiochus VII/, who had usurped it. |
 | | During his absence, the throne was occupied in turn by Antiochus VI Dionysus, Diodotus Tryphon, and Antiochus VII Sidetes. |
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