Seleucus V Philometor
| Seleucus V Philometor | |
|---|---|
| Crown Prince andKingofSyria | |
| Co-regent (King) of theSeleucid Empire | |
| Reign | 126–125 BC (with his motherCleopatra Thea) |
| Coronation | 125 BC |
| Predecessor | Demetrius II NicatorandAlexander II Zabinas |
| Successor | Cleopatra TheaandAntiochus VIII Grypus |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 125 BC |
| Dynasty | Seleucid |
| Father | Demetrius II Nicator |
| Mother | Cleopatra Thea |
TheSeleucidkingSeleucus V Philometor(Greek:Σέλευκος Ε΄ ὁ Φιλομήτωρ; 126/125 BC), ruler of theHellenisticSeleucid kingdom,was the eldest son ofDemetrius II NicatorandCleopatra Thea.[1]The epithetPhilometormeans "mother-loving" and in theHellenisticworld usually indicated that the mother acted as co-regent for the prince.
Biography[edit]
Just beforeAntiochus VII Sidetesdied fighting theParthian Empirein late 129, the Parthian kingPhraates IIhad released Demetrius II, who entered Syria in ca. September 129. This forced Seleucus V's half-brotherAntiochus IXto flee toCyzicus.Cleopatra Thea remarried Demetrius and reunited him with his two sons, Seleucus V andAntiochus VIII.[2]
The Parthians captured Antiochus VII's son, also named Seleucus, and Laodice, Seleucus V's sister, who had accompanied the fallen king on campaign.[3]Phraates married Laodice,[4]and showed great favor to Seleucus, son of Antiochus VII.[5]While Demetrius II was preoccupied fighting the usurperAlexander II Zabinas,the Parthians sent this Seleucus back to Syria, hoping he could take the throne as their puppet king. The attempt failed, and he spent the rest of his life in Parthia.[6]
Instead, after his father was murdered outside ofTyrein 125, Seleucus V claimed the throne as the eldest son of Demetrius II; however, he was soon killed by his own mother.[7]According toAppian,Cleopatra Thea had aided in the death of Demetrius and feared that Seleucus V might avenge his father. This encouraged her to remove Seleucus in favor of his younger brother, Antiochus VIII.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^Appian,Syriaca68
- ^Jos. Ant. 13.253, 268, 271; Justin 38.10.11; id. Prol. 39; Eus. Chron. (Smith ed.): 257; Hieron. Chron. 163.1; Livy Epit. 60.11.
- ^Justin 38.10.10.
- ^Ogden, Daniel (1999).Polygamy Prostitutes and Death. The Hellenistic Dynasties.London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. p. 150.ISBN07156-29301.
- ^Eus. Chron. (Smith ed.): 257; Athen. 4.38a-b; Justin 38.10.10.
- ^R. Shayegan. Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge, 2011. pp.146-8.
- ^Jos. Ant. 13.268-9; Justin 39.1.7-9; id. Prol. 39; Eus. Chron. (Smith ed.): 257; Livy Epit. 60.11.
- ^Appian,Syriaca68-69
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