. Coin of Antiochus IV. Epiphanes, King of Syria, Zeus holding Victory. the son of Seleucus Philopator, who hadhitherto lived at Rome as a hostage. ( 12 ; Just, xxxiv. 3.)—6. Theos or DionysusEpiphanes, son of Alexander Balas. He wasbrought forward as a claimant to the crown in144, against Demetrius Nicator by Tryphon,but he was murdered by the latter, whoascended the throne himself in 142 (Just. Coin of Antiochus III. the Great. King of Syria, 223-187.{Rev. as above.) by the Romans under L. Scipio,
. Coin of Antiochus IV. Epiphanes, King of Syria, Zeus holding Victory. the son of Seleucus Philopator, who hadhitherto lived at Rome as a hostage. ( 12 ; Just, xxxiv. 3.)—6. Theos or DionysusEpiphanes, son of Alexander Balas. He wasbrought forward as a claimant to the crown in144, against Demetrius Nicator by Tryphon,but he was murdered by the latter, whoascended the throne himself in 142 (Just. Coin of Antiochus III. the Great. King of Syria, 223-187.{Rev. as above.) by the Romans under L. Scipio, at MountSipylus, near Magnesia, and compelled to suefor peace, which was granted in 188, on condi-tion of his ceding all his dominions B. ofMount Taurus, paying 15,000 Euboic talentswithin 12 years, giving up his elephants andships of war, and surrendering the Romanenemies; but he allowed Hannibal to order to raise the money to pay the Romans,he attacked a wealthy temple in Elymais, butwas killed by the people of the place (187). Hewas succeeded by his son Seleucus Philopator.(Liv. xxxvii. 25-14; Polyb. xxi. 9-20; Just,xxxii. 2; Diod. xxix. 18.)—4. Epiphanes (b. ), son of Antiochus III., was given as ahostage to the Romans in 188, and was releasedfrom captivity in 175 through his brotherSeleucus Philopator, whom he succeeded in thesame year. He carried on war against Egyptfrom 171 to 168 with great success, in order toobtain Coele-Syria and Palestine, whic
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