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Demetrius II

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Demetrius II (c. 161–125 BC)

King of Syria about 147–141 and 129–125 BC, son of the Seleucid king, Demetrius Soter. He remained in exile for several years after his father's death, and then landed in Cilicia and defeated Balas, who had usurped the throne. He married Cleopatra, an Egyptian princess, and is said to have governed with great cruelty.

In 138, during a war with the Parthians, he was taken prisoner and detained for ten years, the throne being filled in the meantime by his brother Antiochus Sidetes. He regained his position as king 129, but his subjects rebelled and he was murdered at Tyre.



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