Philip I Philadelphus

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Philip I Philadelphos (* approx. 115 BC or 113 BC; † 83 BC ) was king of the Seleucid Empire . He was a son of Antiochus VIII. Grypus from his first marriage to Tryphaina and ascended the throne in 95 BC. Together with his twin brother Antiochus XI. Epiphanes after the eldest brother Seleucus VI. Epiphanes was killed by her cousin Antiochus X. Eusebes .

Philip I Philadelphus on tetradrachm, head to the right
Reverse tetradrachm of Philip I Philadelphus

At first he ruled together with Antiochus XI. in northern Syria and fought with him against Antiochus X., Antiochus XI. 92 BC Chr. Died. Philip I ruled alone in his areas around Antioch and Aleppo , but had the attacks of his younger brother Demetrios III. To ward off your actions. 87 BC His youngest brother Antiochus XII rose in Damascus . against him. There was a battle at Antioch, in which Antiochus XI. was killed. Philip I Philadelphos ruled now in Aleppo and was there in 88/87 BC. By Demetrios III. besieged. With the help of Arab and Parthian troops, Demetrios III. however be beaten. Philip I then took Antioch, where Tigranes II of Armenia took him in 83 BC. Chr. Distributed. Philipp could only survive in parts of Cilicia , where he died soon afterwards.

He left a son, Philip II Philorhomaios (* approx. 95; † approx. 57).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ehling: Studies on the history of the late Seleucids , p, 238
  2. ^ Ehling: Studies on the history of the late Seleucids , p, 238
  3. ↑ Flavius ​​Josephus , Jüdische Antiquities , 13, 384
  4. ^ Ehling: Studies on the history of the late Seleucids , p, 246
  5. ^ Ehling: Studies on the history of the late Seleucids , p, 250

literature

  • Kay Ehling : Studies on the history of the late Seleucids. (164-63 BC). From the death of Antiochus IV to the establishment of the province of Syria under Pompey (= Historia . Individual writings. 196). Steiner, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-515-09035-3 , pp. 237-250, (at the same time: Augsburg, University, habilitation paper, 2005).
predecessor Office successor
Seleucus VI. King of the Seleucid Empire
95–83 BC Chr. 		Tigranes
personal data
SURNAME Philip I Philadelphus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of the Seleucid Empire ( 95 BC - 83 BC )
DATE OF BIRTH around 115 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 83 BC Chr.