Demetrius II Nicator
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Demetrius II (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Β`, Dēmḗtrios B; died 125 BC), called Nicator (Ancient Greek: Νικάτωρ, Nikátōr, "Victor"), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter. His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes. Demetrius ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in Parthia,[2] first from September 145 BC to July/August 138 BC, and again from 129 BC until his death in 125 BC.[3] His brother Antiochus VII ruled the Seleucid Empire in the interim between his two reigns.
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Demetrius II Nicator | |
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Basileus of the Seleucid Empire | |
Reign | September 145 – July/August 138 BC |
Predecessor | Alexander Balas |
Successor | Diodotus Tryphon |
Reign | 129 – 126 BC |
Predecessor | Antiochus VII Sidetes |
Successor | Alexander II Zabinas or Cleopatra Thea |
Born | c. 160 BC |
Died | 125 BC (Aged 35) |
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Dynasty | Seleucid |
Father | Demetrius I Soter |
Mother | Laodice V? |
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