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	Seleuciden - Wikipedia
		Antiochus I Soter (mederegent sinds 291, regeerde 280 - 261 v.
		Antiochus VI Dionysus (of Epiphanes) (145 - 140 v.
		Antiochus VII Sidetes (of Euergetes) (138 - 129 v.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seleuciden (299 words)

	Cleopatra Thea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her third husband, married during Demetrius' captivity, was his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes.
		Cleopatra had taken the precaution of sending Antiochus IX (her son by Antiochus VII) to Cyzicus in Asia Minor (hence his surname).
		Antiochus became less controllable as he grew up and in 121 BC, she decided to eliminate him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cleopatra_Thea (351 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus married Cleopatra Thea, who was the wife of Demetrius.
		Their offspring was Antiochus IX, who thus became both half-brother and cousin to Seleucus V and Antiochus VIII.
		Sidetes defeated the usurper Tryphon and laid siege to Jerusalem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus_VII_Sidetes (169 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes
		Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon), reigned 138-129 BC and was the last Seleucid king of any stature.
		The brother of Demetrios II, Antiochus was elevated after Demetrius' capture by the Parthians, also marrying his wife Kleopatra Thea.
		Their offspring was Antiochus IX, thus both half-brother and cousin of Seleucus V and Antiochus VIII.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/antiochus_vii_sidetes (188 words)

	From Hyrcanus to Salome Alexandra
		Antiochus VIII Gryphus rules the Seleucid kingdom until 113 BCE, when he is deposed by Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and step-brother and cousin of Antiochus VIII Gryphus, who rules for two years.
		Antiochus VIII Gryphus dies as a victim of a plot.
		Antiochus, the brother of Seleucus, wages war against Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus, but is defeated and dies in battle, whereupon another brother, Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus puts on the diadem and begins to rule in part of Syria.
	www.abu.nb.ca /Courses/NTIntro/InTest/Hist4.htm (3481 words)

	Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus IX Eusebes was the son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea.
		Upon the death of his father in Parthia and his uncle Demetrius II Nicator's return to power (129 BC), his mother sent him to Cyzicus on the Bosporus, thus giving him his nickname.
		He returned to Syria in 116 BC to claim the Seleucid throne from half-brother/cousin Antiochus VIII Grypus, with whom he eventually divided Syria.
	www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/a/an/antiochus_ix_cyzicenus.html (98 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - ANTIOCHUS VII., SIDETES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the first acts of Antiochus Sidetes was to write to the Hasmonean Simon, confirming him in all the privileges conferred by his predecessors.
		The final terms of peace granted by Antiochus were the surrender of all weapons, the payment of a tax by all cities outside of Judea, 500 talents, and hostages for security.
		As a result of Hyrcanus' vassalage to Antiochus, he was compelled to take part in the latter's expedition against the Parthians, 129; but the death of the king next year put an end to this state of subjection.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=1592&letter=A (335 words)

	Antiochus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus is the name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty:
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the oppressor of the Jews who provoked the revolt of the Maccabees.
		Antiochus is also the name of four rulers of the small middle-eastern kingdom of Kommagene:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus (117 words)

	Demetrius II Nicator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diodotus had Antiochus VI deposed a few years later, and made himself King as Tryphon, but the division of the kingdom between the legitimate Seleucid heir and the usurper in Antioch persisted.
		The Babylonian province of the Seleucid empire became Parthian, but in Syria was the dynasty's grip was reassured under Antiochus VII Sidetes, the younger brother of Demetrius, who also married Cleopatra Thea.
		He was succeeded by his queen Cleopatra Thea and then by two of their sons, Seleucus V Philometor and Antiochus VIII Grypus.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demetrius_II_of_Syria (817 words)

	Antiochus VIII Grypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (hook-nose) was son of Demetrius II Nicator and was crowned as a boy in 125 BC after his mother Cleopatra Thea had killed his elder brother Seleucus V Philometor, ruling jointly with her.
		He married the Ptolemaic princess Tryphaena, but in 116 BC his half-brother and cousin Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (see Antiochus VII Sidetes) returned from exile and a civil war began.
		Cyzicenus' wife, also named Cleopatra, was a half-sister of Tryphaena and was eventually killed in a dramatic fashion in the temple of Daphne outside Antioch, on the order of Tryphaena.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus_VIII_Grypus (346 words)

	Encyclopedia: Antiochus VII Sidetes
		Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon), reigned from 138–129 BC over the Seleucid Empire.
		Sidetes then attacked the Parthians and briefly took back Mesopotamia before being ambushed and killed by Phraates II.
		Coin of Antiochus VIII Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (hook-nose) was son of Demetrius II Nicator and was crowned as a boy in 125 BC after his mother Cleopatra Thea had killed his elder brother Seleucus V Philometor, ruling jointly with her.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Antiochus_VII_Sidetes (635 words)

	AI Mesopotamia - The Seleucid Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a son of Antiochus III and brother of Seleucus IV Philopator.
		Antiochus III came the closest of all of the Seleucid's to regaining the glory of Alexander's reign.
		Antiochus abandoned a campaign against Egypt for the conquest of southern Syria, and marched against Molon, defeating him in 220 BC on the far bank of the Tigris and also conquering Atropatene, the northwestern part of Media.
	www.antiquatedideas.com /cgi-antiquatedideas/mesopotamia/topic.cgi?forum=47&topic=7 (2991 words)

	antiochus
		Antiochus was the name of several Syrian kings between 280 BC to 65 BC.
		He was a "vile person." In a spirit of revenge he organized an expedition against Jerusalem, which he destroyed, putting vast multitudes of its inhabitants to death in the most cruel manner.
		Enraged at this, Antiochus marched against them in person, threatening utterly to exterminate the nation; but on the way he was suddenly arrested by the hand of death (164 BC).
	www.fact-library.com /antiochus.html (210 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon), reigned 138–129 BC and was the last Seleucid king of any stature.
		The brother of Demetrius II, Antiochus was elevated after Demetrius' capture by the Parthians, also marrying his wife Cleopatra Thea.
		Sidetes defeated usurper Tryphon and laid siege to Jerusalem where, according to legends, the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus bought him out by digging up the treasures of king Solomon's grave.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Antiochus_VII_Sidetes (129 words)

	brief history of the seleucid empire - world history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus II (259-255), in alliance with Antigonus Gonatus, fought Egypt and recovered the southern Levant.
		Antiochus III the Great (223-187) tried to conquer Egypt but he was defeated by Ptolemy IV Philopator at Raphia, at the eastern edge of Sinai in 217.
		Antiochus VII Sidetes (138-129) also warred with Parthia (Phraates II) until his death, which signalled the end of Seleucid claims on Mesopotamia.
	www.worldhistoryplus.com /s/seleucidEmpire.html (827 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		After the fall of the Seleucid king Antiochus VII Sidetes in 129 BC, a local prince, Hyspaosines (also called Aspasine, or Spasines), founded the Mesene kingdom, which survived until the rise of the Sasanian empire.
		The founder of the Tudor monarchy was Henry VII.
		Charles VII (born 1403, ruled 1422–61) was not able to be crowned king until seven years after the death of his father, Charles VI—and then he owed his crown to the courage, faith, and enthusiasm of a simple peasant, Joan of Arc (see Joan of Arc).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9007864 (753 words)

	Maccabean-Jerusalem through Coins
		In 169 BCE, Antiochus plundered the Temple, carried of the holy vessels, erected a statue of Zeus in the Temple and destroyed scrolls.
		Antiochus VII, who granted coinage rights to his father Simon Maccabee (though Simon never did mint coins), conquered and razed the walls of Jerusalem and made John Hyrcanus I his vassal.
		Antiochus VII composes a letter to the Hasmoneans granting the authority to mint coins.
	home1.gte.net /~vze3xycv/Jerusalem/confHasmonAnt4.htm (1374 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from (The main city of ancient Phoenicia) Sidon), reigned (Click link for more info and facts about 138) 138–129 BC and was the last (Click link for more info and facts about Seleucid) Seleucid king of any stature.
		Their offspring was (Click link for more info and facts about Antiochus IX) Antiochus IX, thus both half-brother and cousin of (Click link for more info and facts about Seleucus V) Seleucus V and (Click link for more info and facts about Antiochus VIII) Antiochus VIII.
		Sidetes then attacked the Parthians, briefly taking back (The land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq) Mesopotamia before being ambushed and killed by (Click link for more info and facts about Phraates II) Phraates II.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/antiochus_vii_sidetes2.htm (233 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Machabees
		Antiochus undertook a second campaign against Egypt, but was stopped in his victorious progress by an ultimatum of the Roman Senate.
		In the second, in which Lysias was accompanied by his ward, Antiochus V Eupator, Judas suffered a reverse at Bethzacharam (where Eleazar died a glorious death); and Lysias laid siege to Jerusalem.
		After five years of peace and prosperity under his wise rule Judea was threatened by Antiochus VII Sidetes, but his general Cendebeus was defeated at Modin by Judas and John, Simon's sons.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09493b.htm (2500 words)

	Beirut - OnlineEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The city was known in antiquity as Berytus; this name was taken in 1934 for the archaeological journal published by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut.
		In 140 BCE, the city was taken and destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon in his contest with Antiochus VII Sidetes for the throne of the Seleucid monarchy.
		Beirut was soon rebuilt on a more regularized Hellenistic plan, renamed Laodicea in Canaan, in honor of a Seleucid queen.
	www.neareasternarchaeology.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Beroth (566 words)

	Demetrius Ii Of Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 141 BC he marched against Mithradates 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, who had usurped it.
		During his absence, the throne was occupied in turn by Antiochus VI Dionysus, Diodotus Tryphon, and Antiochus VII Sidetes.
		His second successor was his son, Antiochus VIII Grypus.
	www.wikiverse.org /demetrius-ii-of-syria (142 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seleucids
		The marriage of Antiochus II to Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, brought about a temporary cessation of the struggle; but on Ptolemy's death, Laodice, the first and disowned wife of Antiochus, was recalled and avenged herself by having Antiochus, Berenice, and their child put to death.
		His two brothers ANTIOCHUS XI and Philip continued the war, but were defeated, and during the flight Antiochus XI met death in the waves of the Orontes.
		Antiochus X was finally overcome by the brothers, Philip and Demetrius.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13690a.htm (1368 words)

	Antiochus VIII Grypus
		After Antiochus defeated usurper Alexander II Zabinas in 123 BC his mother tried to poison him with wine, but the suspicious king forced her to drink the cup herself.
		He married the Egyptian princess Tryphaena, but in 116 BC his half-brother and cousin Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (see Antiochus VII Sidetes) returned from exile and a civil war began.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/an/Antiochus_VIII_Grypus.html (241 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: 129_BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Demetrius II of Syria regained his freedom, recovers the throne of the Seleucid Empire.
		Battle of Ecbatana: The Seleucid King Antiochus VII Sidetes is defeated and killed by the Parthians under Phraates II, ending Seleucid control over Media or Mesopotamia.
		Total solar eclipse, used by Hipparchus to estimate distance to the moon.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=129_BC (168 words)

	Antiochus VII Sidetes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon), reigned 138-129 BC and was the lastSeleucid king of any stature.
		The brother of DemetriosII, Antiochus was elevated after Demetrius' capture by the Parthians, also marrying his wife Kleopatra Thea.
		Sidetes defeated usurper Tryphon and laid siege toJerusalem where, according to legends, the Hasmonean king bought him out by digging up the treasures of king Solomon's grave.Sidetes then attacked the Parthians, briefly taking back Mesopotamia before being ambushed and killed.
	www.therfcc.org /antiochus-vii-sidetes-222605.html (125 words)

	Seleucid Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Antiochus I Soter (co-ruler from 291, ruled 281 - 261 BC)
		Antiochus VI Dionysus (or Epiphanes) (145 - 140 BC?)
		Antiochus VII Sidetes (or Euergetes) (138 - 129 BC)
	www.wikiverse.org /seleucid-dynasty (212 words)

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