SECTION I. CHRONOLOGICAL ABRIDGMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF EGYPT AND SYRIA. A. M. KINGS OF EGYPT. 3824 Ptolemy Philometer reigned something more than 34 years. This article contains only 14 years of his reign. Differences between Philometer and his KINGS OF SYRIA. brother Evergetes, or Physcon. 3840 3842 3851 3859 3859 Ptolemy Evergetes, 3860otherwise called Phy scon, brother of Philometer, ascends the throne, and marries 3861 Cleopatra, Philometer's wife. 3863 3864 Antiochus Eupater, aged 19 years, succeeds his father Antiochus Epiphanes. He reigns only two years. Demetrius Soter, son of Seleucus Philopater, having escaped from Rome, ascends the throne. Bala, under the name of Alexander, giving himself out for the son of Antiochus Epiphanes, seizes the throne of Syria. He is supported by the Romans. Demetrius is killed in a battle. He had reigned 12 years. Alexander Bala. He reigns almost five years. Ptolemaeus Philometer declares against him in favour of Demetrius Nicator, son of Demetrius Soter. Demetrius Nicator. Antiochus Theos, son of Bala, supported by Tryphon, seizes part of the king. dom. Diodotes Tryphon, after having got rid of his pupil Antio Demetrius march- chus, ascends the es against the Par- throne. thians, who take him prisoner, and confine him. He had reigned 7 years. Antiochus Sidetes, brother of Demetrius, after having overthrown Tryphon, and put him to death, is declared king. Cle KINGS OF EGYPT. KINGS OF SYRIA. patra, Demetrius' wife, A. M. Antiochus Sidetes 3873 marches against the Par- Physcon expels Demetrius Ni- The Parthians send 3874 Cleopatra his wife, cator reigns again back and marries her in Syria. daughter, named also Cleopatra. He Demetrius into Syria. Antiochus is slain, is reduced to fly. The Alexandrians restore the government to Cleopatra his first wife. Physcon re-ascends the throne. is Demetrius killed by Zebina. Cleopatra, wife of Demetrius, retains part of the kingdom after his death. Seleucus V. eldest son of Demetrius, is declared king, and soon af Alexander Zebina, sup- 3877 ported by Physcon, expels Demetrius from the. throne, who is killed soon after. 3880 ter killed by Cle opatra. Antiochus Gry pus, his younger Zebina is overthrown 3882 brother, is placed by Grypus, and dies on the throne by soon after Alexander kills his ance of Lathyrus. mother Cleopatra. Alexander is expelled himself. He had reigned 19 years. He died soon after. Lathy, rus is recalled. He is re-established 3918 Demetrius, hav- upon the throne by ing been taken by their means. the Parthians, An, tiochus Dionysius, fifth son of Grypus, is placed upon the throne of Damascus, and is killed Death of Lathyrus. the following year. Alexander II. son The Syrians weaof Alexander I un-ry of so many divider Sylla's protec- sions and revolution, is chosen king. tions, elect TigraHe marries Cleopa- nes, king of Arme, tra, called other- nia. He reigns by a wise Berenice, and viceroy 14 years. kills her 17 days after. he had reigned 15 years. The Alexandrians expel Alexander. Ptolemy Auletes, bastard son of La VOL. IX. 3921 Eusebes takes refuge 3923 in Cilicia, where he remains concealed. Senela his wife, re- Tigranes recalls her two sons a good 15 Syria, being unpro- 3935 vided with troops, Antiochus Asiaticus, son of Antiochus Eusebes, takes possession some part of the country, and reigns there during four years. of ANTIOCHUS EUPATER SUCCEEDS TO THE KINGDOM OF SYRIA. We have long lost sight of the *history of the kings of Syria, and that of the kings of Egypt, which have generally no small connexion with each other. I am now going to resume the thread of them, which will not be interrupted any more. Antiochus, surnamed Eupater, taged only 19, succeeded his father Antiochus Epiphanes, in the kingdom of Syria. The latter, at his death, sent for Philip his favourite, who had been brought up with him. He gave him the regency of the kingdom during his son's minority, and put his crown, signet, and all the other maks of royal dignity into his hands; recommending to him, above all things, to employ his whole care in educating his son in such a manner as was most proper to instruct him in the art of reigning. Philip, on his arrival at Antioch, found that another had usurped the employment which the late king had confided to him. Lysias, upon the first advice of the death of Epiphanes, had placed his son Antiochus upon the throne, whose governor he was, and had taken upon himself, with the guardianship, the reins of the government, without any regard to the king's regulation at his death. Philip knew well that he was not at that time in a condition to dispute it with him, and retired into Egypt, in hopes of finding at that court the assistance he wanted, for the repossession of his right, and the expulsion of the usurper. Much about the same time, Ptolemy Macron, governor of *It is treated last towards the end of Book XVIII. Article II, Sect. II. and III. †A. M. 3810. Ant. J. C. 164. Appian. in Syr. p. 187. 1 Maccab. vi, 27, 2 Maccab, ix. 29. et x. 10—13, Joseph. Antıq. 1. xii. G, 14. |