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	DEMETRIUS - LoveToKnow Article on DEMETRIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		DEMETRIUS DONSKOI i (1350-1389), grand duke of Vladimir and Moscow, son of the grand duke Ivan Ivanovich by his second consort Aleksandra, was placed on the grand-ducal throne of Vladimir by the Tatar khan in 1362, and married the princess Eudoxia of Nizhniy Novgorod in 1364.
		Demetrius then formed a league of all the Russian princes against the Tatars and in 1380 encountered them on the plain of Kulikovo, between the rivers Nepryadvaya and Don, where he completely routed them, the grand khan Mamai perishing in his flight from the field.
		Demetrius was one of the greatest of the north Russian grand dukes.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DEMETRIUS.htm (2055 words)

	Demetrius I Soter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After his father's death in 175 BC, Demetrius escaped from confinement and established himself on the Syrian throne (162 BC) after overthrowing and murdering King Antiochus V Eupator, his nephew.
		Demetrius acquired his surname of Soter, or Saviour, from the Babylonians, whom he delivered from the tyranny of the Median satrap, Timarchus.
		Demetrius fell in battle against the usurper, Alexander Balas, in 150 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demetrius_I_of_Syria (139 words)

	Demetrius II Nicator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Demetrius was restless and twice tried to escape from his exile on the shores of the Caspian sea, once with the help of his friend Kallimander, who had gone to great lengths to rescue the king: he had travelled incognito through Babylonia and Parthia.
		In 126 BCE Demetrius was defeated in a battle at Damascus, and killed on a ship near Tyre, after his wife Cleopatra Thea had deserted him.
		Demetrius II was certainly uncapable to handle the developing threats to the Seleucid empire, but his reputation of cruelty was probably undeserved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demetrius_II_of_Syria (817 words)

	Plutarch: Life of Demetrius (1) - translation
		Demetrius was exceedingly concerned at the affair; but though his friend waited on him as usual, that they might pursue their diversions together, he dared not speak to him on the subject, because of his oath.
		Demetrius of Phalerum and his partisans thought it necessary to receive a man who came with such a superior force, though he should perform none of his promises, and accordingly sent deputies to make their submission.
		Demetrius was very young when his father persuaded him to marry her, though she was advanced in life, and on that account unfit for him.
	www.attalus.org /old/demetrius1.html (8053 words)

	Demetrius (1) (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(1) Demetrius I, surnamed Soter ("saviour"), was the son of Seleucus IV (Philopator).
		Demetrius, taking advantage of the troubled condition of affairs, consulted with his friend Polybius as to the advisability of attempting to seize the throne of Syria (op.
		Demetrius' generals then entered Syria but were defeated by Jonathan at Hazor (1 Macc 11:63-74), and by skillful generalship he made futile a second attempt at invasion (1 Macc 12:24 ff.).
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/2635 (1492 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - ALCIMUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Immediately after Demetrius ascended the throne, Alcimus presented himself as a supporter of the imperiled authority of Syria in Judea, and requested the punishment of Judas Maccabeus.
		Demetrius entrusted Bacchides, the governor of Cœle-syria, with this task, and sent him to install Alcimus in the office of high priest, the object of his ambition.
		13), Demetrius, in the same year (162), despatched his general Nicanor, who was defeated and killed in an encounter with Judas; and the anniversary, Adar 13, was celebrated in Jerusalem as the Nikanor Day (I Macc.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=1095&letter=A&search=alcimus (964 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| Demetrius by Plutarch
		Demetrius had not the height of his father Antigonus, though he was a tall man. But his countenance was one of such singular beauty and expression that no painter or sculptor ever produced a good likeness of him.
		Demetrius took this for his own wearing, and gave the other to Alcimus the Epirot, the best soldier and strongest man of all his captains, the only one who used to wear armour to the weight of two talents, one talent being the weight which others thought sufficient.
		Demetrius, however, who should, to say the least, have paid the goddess the respect due to an elder sister, for that was the purport of the city's compliment, filled the temple with such pollutions that the place seemed least profaned when his licence confined itself to common women like Chrysis, Lamia, Demo, and Anticyra.
	classics.mit.edu /Plutarch/demetrus.html (8965 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Demetrius I (of Syria)
		Demetrius I (of Syria), called Soter (187?-150 bc), king of Syria (162-150 bc), son of Seleucus IV Philopator).
		bc), king of Syria (145-139 bc, 129-125 bc), son of Demetrius I. With the aid of Ptolemy VI, king of...
		Demetrius I (of Macedonia), called Poliorcetes (“besieger of cities”) (337?-283 bc), king of Macedonia (294-283 bc).
	encarta.msn.com /Demetrius_I_(of_Syria).html (189 words)

	Alexander Balas (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alexander ba'-las (Alexandros ho Balas legomenos): He contended against Demetrius I of Syria for the throne and succeeded in obtaining it.
		He received the support of the Roman Senate and of Ptolemy VI of Egypt, and on account of the tyranny of Demetrius, was favored by many of the Syrians.
		The country was thrown into civil war and Demetrius was defeated by Alexander II took up the cause of his father and in 147 BC, Alexander fled from his kingdom and was soon after assassinated.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/380 (319 words)

	Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 38 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The attention of the nobility, in consequence, being turned from feasting to a funeral, they exhibited the mangled limbs to the people, and let them see, by the murder of his son, what they were to expect from their king.
		After the death of this king, Demetrius, despairing of being allowed to return, being unable to endure captivity, and weary of a private, though splendid, life, secretly planned a mode of escaping to his own country.
		He then began to regret having sent away Demetrius, and hastily despatched some troops of horse to fetch him back; but they found that prince, who had been in fear of pursuit, already seated on his throne, and, after doing all they could to no purpose, returned to their king.
	www.forumromanum.org /literature/justin/english/trans38.html (3170 words)

	Demetrius II on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		c.125 BC, king of ancient Syria, son of Demetrius I. He was aided against the usurper, Alexander Balas, by Ptolemy VI (Ptolemy Philometer).
		Demetrius ascended the throne in 146 BC, but in fighting against the Parthians in 141 he was captured.
		Demetrius, coming back from prison, regained the throne in 128 BC He soon lost it again and died in battle at Tyre, fighting a war with Egypt.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d/demet2s1yr.asp (383 words)

	Demetrius Poliorcetes
		Demetrius was skilled in directing catapults and battering rams to crush city walls.
		And Demetrius truly was a perfect play and pageant, with his robes and diadems, his gold-edged purple and his hats with double streamers, his very shoes being of the richest purple felt, embroidered over in gold.
		Demetrius, therefore, thought it his business to keep them as far away as he could from Lysimachus, who was their own countryman, and for Alexander's sake kindly looked upon by many; they would be ready to fight with Pyrrhus, a new comer and a foreigner, whom they could hardly prefer to himself.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/war/Poliorcetes.htm (12313 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Ptolemy I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Demetrius I (Macedonia), called Poliorcetes (“besieger of cities”) (c.
		187-150 bc), king of Syria (162-150 bc), son of Seleucus IV Philopator.
		He was held a hostage in Rome during...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Ptolemy_I.html (89 words)

	Syria
		Coastal Syria is a narrow plain, in back of which is a range of coastal mountains, and still farther inland a steppe area.
		Syria joined Egypt in attacking Israel in Oct. 1973 in the fourth Arab-Israeli War, but was pushed back from initial successes on the Golan Heights and ended up losing more land.
		Syria responded by moving about 3,000 troops from the vicinity of Beirut to eastern Lebanon, a gesture viewed by many as merely cosmetic.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108016.html (1165 words)

	Alexander Balas
		Antiochus VI The usurper Alexander Balas, in claiming to be the son of Antiochus IV, was attempting to tell Rome he was their original choice as leader of Syria.
		Demetrius I had been denied the throne while in captivity in Rome, and Alexander simply reminded the Romans.
		Although Demetrius I countered with independence for Judaea, Jonathan supported Alexander, and Demetrius was killed in battle.
	www.ancientroute.com /people/alexander_balas.htm (185 words)

	Demetrius I, king of ancient Syria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He was sent as a hostage to Rome, where he remained during the reigns of his father and his uncle Antiochus IV.
		He put down the revolt of the general Timarchus in Babylon and set out to crush the Maccabees.
		The usurper Alexander Balas rose against Demetrius and was supported by the Maccabean party as well as by Egypt and Pergamum.
	www.bartleby.com /65/de/Demet1Syr.html (138 words)

	Demetrius - Plutarch's Lives
		Demetrius took this for his own wearing, and gave the other to Alcimus the Epirot, the best soldier and strongest man of all his captains, the only one who used to wear armor to the weight of two talents, one talent being the weight which others thought sufficient.
		Demetrius, however, who should, to say the least, have paid the goddess the respect due to an elder sister, for that was the purport of the cityâs compliment, filled the temple with such pollutions that the place seemed least profaned when his license confined itself to common women like Chrysis, Lamia, Demo, and Anticyra.
		So that Demetrius, who saw himself thus, like a wild beast, in the way to be encompassed on all sides in the toils, was driven in desperation to his defense, overran the country, and in several engagements in which Seleucus attacked him, had the advantage of him.
	www.constitution.org /rom/plutarch/demetrius.htm (12111 words)

	Demetrius by Plutarch
		So that Demetrius, who saw himself thus, like a wild beast, in the way to be encompassed on all sides in the toils, was driven in desperation to his defence, overran the country, and in several engagements in which Seleucus attacked him, had the advantage of him.
		But Demetrius, in the meanwhile, was taken with a violent sickness, from which he suffered extremely himself, and which ruined all his prospects.
		He was, therefore, as the fittest person, despatched from the king to meet Demetrius, that he might feel himself more at his ease, and might come with the confidence of being received as a friend and relative.
	www.4literature.net /Plutarch/Demetrius/13.html (837 words)

	AllRefer.com - Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria (Ancient History, Middle East, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria, Ancient History, Middle East, Biographies
		Demetrius II (Demetrius Nicator)[dimE´trEus nIkA´tur] Pronunciation Key, d.
		B.C., king of ancient Syria, son of Demetrius I. He was aided against the usurper, Alexander Balas, by Ptolemy VI (Ptolemy Philometer).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Demet2Syr.html (264 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Antiochus I
		Antiochus I, called Soter (“the preserver”) (324-262 or 261 bc), king of Syria (280-262 or 261 bc).
		Antiochus II, called Theos (“the divine”) (circa 287-246 bc), king of Syria (261-246 bc), son and successor of Antiochus I. The citizens of Miletus, in...
		Antiochus V Eupator: deposition by Demetrius I of Syria
	encarta.msn.com /Antiochus_I.html (208 words)

	Ptolemy VI
		After her death, Antiochus IV of Syria invaded Egypt, and Ptolemy was captured (170 B.C.) at Pelusium.
		Ptolemy VI aided Demetrius II to gain the throne of Syria and was killed in battle with the rival claimant, Alexander Balas.
		Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria - Demetrius II (Demetrius Nicator), d.
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	Antiochus IV
		His nephew (later Demetrius I) was held as a hostage in Rome, although still claiming the throne.
		Antiochus invaded Egypt, which was torn by strife between Ptolemy VI and his brother (later Ptolemy VII), and would probably have conquered that region if the Romans had not intervened in his siege of Alexandria (168).
		Demetrius I, king of ancient Syria - Demetrius I (Demetrius Soter), c.187–150 B.C., king of ancient Syria (162–150 B.C.),...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0804254.html (208 words)

	Demetrius Nicator (Getty Museum) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The blood-red sky and green ocean form a menacing background against which the devious action of this miniature unfolds: a guard drives his battle-ax into Demetrius Nicator’s back as he attempts to land in Tyre.
		Demetrius, king of Syria, was unpopular among his troops and subjects.
		Defeated and deserted by his wife and children, the king left Syria, taking a boat to Tyre.
	www.getty.edu /art/collections/objects/o112354.html (143 words)

	Demetrius II of Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		125 BC), surnamed '''Nicator, son of Demetrius I of SyriaDemetrius I, fled to Crete after the death of his father, when Alexander Balas usurped the Seleucid throne.
		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.
	www.infothis.com /find/Demetrius_II_of_Syria (152 words)

	ipedia.com: Demetrius II of Syria Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Demetrius II, surnamed Nicator, son of Demetrius I, fled to Crete after the death of his father, when Alexander Balas usurped the Seleucid throne.
		125 BC), surnamed Nicator, son of Demetrius I, fled to Crete after the death of his father, when Alexander Balas usurped the Seleucid throne.
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /demetrius_ii_of_syria.html (196 words)

	Demetrius I of Syria -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Demetrius I of Syria -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Hated for his vices, Demetrius fell in battle against the usurper, (Click link for more info and facts about Alexander Balas) Alexander Balas, in 150 BC.
		This entry was originally from the (Click link for more info and facts about 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica) 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/demetrius_i_of_syria.htm (113 words)

	maccabee
		Demetrius II recognizes independence of the Hasmonean state in 142.
		Demetrius III of Syria invaded in 89 and reunited Jews in opposition.
		Jannaeus was the first Jewish ruler to use the title "King" on his coins and was the first to mint Bi-lingual Jewish coins.
	home1.gte.net /~vze3xycv/RulersCoins/maccabeePic.htm (620 words)

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		Available online at http://classics.mit.edu//Plutarch/demetrus.html Demetrius By Plutarch (legendary, died 283 B.C.E.) Translated by John Dryden INGENIOUS men have long observed a resemblance between the arts and the bodily senses.
		Once when Demetrius was a boy and asked him how soon the army would move, he is said to have answered him sharply, "Are you afraid lest you, of all the army, should not hear the trumpet?" There were now, however, inauspicious signs, which affected his spirits.
		The effect of which was that compassion was converted into jealousy, and ill-natured, malicious people could the more easily insinuate to Seleucus that he was giving way to an unwise humanity, the very first sight of Demetrius having been the occasion of a dangerous excitement in the army.
	classics.mit.edu /Plutarch/demetrus.1b.txt (11190 words)

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