Seleucus IV Philopator
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Seleucus IV Philopator, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Judea), Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia).
He was compelled by financial necessities, created in part by the heavy war-indemnity exacted by Rome, to pursue an ambitious policy and was assassinated by his minister Heliodorus.
The true heir Demetrius, son of Seleucus, now being retained in Rome as a hostage, the kingdom was seized by the younger brother of Seleucus, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, even though an infant son, also named Antiochus, was formal head of state for a few years until Epiphanes had him murdered.
[edit] External links
- Seleucus IV Philopator entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith
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Seleucus IV Philopator
Born: Unknown Died: 175 BC |
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| Preceded by Antiochus III the Great |
Seleucid King 187–175 BC |
Succeeded by Antiochus IV Epiphanes |
