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 | | 'Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor', nicknamed ''Grypus'' (hook-nose), ruler f the Greek Seleucid kingdom, was son of Demetrius II Nicator and was crowned as a teenager in 125 BC after his mother Cleopatra Thea had killed his elder brother Seleucus V Philometor, ruling jointly with her. |
 | | The two brothers then divided Syria between them until Grypus was killed by his minister Heracleon in 96 BC.Five f Grypus' sons, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Antiochus XI Ephiphanes Philadelphus, Philip I Philadelphus, and Demetrius III Eucaerus later rose to the kingship, contributing to the confusion of civil war amid which the Seleucid empire ended. |
 | | TTeir son, Grypus' grandson, was king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene.Despite political shortcomings, Grypus was a popular king. |
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