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The opening as it read in 2005

Antiochus VII Eumenes , nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon ), reigned from 138 – 129 BC over the Seleucid Empire.¹ He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. The brother of Demetrius II , Antiochus was elevated after Demetrius' capture by the Parthians .² Antiochus married Cleopatra Thea , who was the wife of Demetrius.³ Their offspring was Antiochus IX , who thus became both half-brother and cousin to Seleucus V and Antiochus VIII . Sidetes defeated the usurper Tryphon and laid siege to Jerusalem .⁴ According to legend the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus bought Antiochus off by digging up the treasures of King Solomon 's grave.⁵ Sidetes then attacked the Parthians and briefly took back Mesopotamia before being ambushed and killed by Phraates II . His brother Demetrius II had by then been released, but the Seleucid Empire was now restricted to Syria .⁶

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A coin depicting Antiochus VII Antiochus VII Euergetes , nicknamed Sidetes (from Side ), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire , reigned from 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. The brother of Demetrius II , Antiochus was elevated after Demetrius' capture by the Parthians . He married Cleopatra Thea , who had been the wife of Demetrius. Their offspring was Antiochus IX , who thus became both half-brother and cousin to Seleucus V and Antiochus VIII . Sidetes defeated the usurper Tryphon at Dora and laid siege to Jerusalem in 134. According to Josephus the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus opened King David 's sepulchre and removed three thousand talents, which he then paid Antiochus to spare the city. Sidetes then attacked the Parthians, supported by a body of Jews under Hyrcanus, and briefly took back Mesopotamia , Babylonia and Media before being ambushed and killed by Phraates II . His brother Demetrius II had by then been released, but the Seleucid realm was now restricted to Syria .

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Antiochus VII Euergetes , nicknamed Sidetes (from Side ), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire , reigned from 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature.

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Antiochus VII Euergetes ( ) (c.164/160 BC - 129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes ( ) (from Side , a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious , was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from July/August 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria . A birth year of Antiochus can be deduced from a statement in the "Chronicle" of Eusebius of Caesarea , which refers to a historical work of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry as a source. It states that the king was 35 years old when he died. Josephus , Antiquities 13.8.2; ( 13.236 ) "Antiochus VII Sidetes" .

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King of Seleucid Empire from 138 to 129 BC Antiochus VII Euergetes ( ; c. 164/160 BC – 129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes ( ) (from Side , a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious , was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from July/August 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria . A birth year of Antiochus can be deduced from a statement in the "Chronicle" of Eusebius of Caesarea , which refers to a historical work of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry as a source. It states that the king was 35 years old when he died. Josephus , Antiquities 13.8.2; ( 13.236 ) "Antiochus VII Sidetes" .

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King of Seleucid Empire from 138 to 129 BC Antiochus VII Euergetes ( Greek : Ἀντίοχος Ευεργέτης ; c. 164/160 BC – 129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes ( Greek : Σιδήτης ) (from Side , a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious , was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from July/August 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria . A birth year of Antiochus can be deduced from a statement in the "Chronicle" of Eusebius of Caesarea , which refers to a historical work of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry as a source. It states that the king was 35 years old when he died. Josephus , Antiquities 13.8.2; ( 13.236 ) "Antiochus VII Sidetes" .

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