Philip II Philorhomaios

Philip II Philorhomaios (also called Barypos ; * approx. 95 BC; † approx. 56 BC) was a son of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphos . His nickname Philorhomaios translates as "Roman friend"; Barypos means "heavy foot".

After the death of his father, Philip II was able to hold out against Tigranes II in parts of Cilicia . When his empire collapsed, Philip was able to win back Syria with Arab help and defend himself against Antiochus XIII. and Seleucus VII claim, but was chased away by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus . He competed with Antiochus XIII. for the favor of the Roman general, but Pompey refused both. He left Antiochus XIII. 64 BC Kill Chr.

Philipp withdrew again to Cilicia. Approx. 56 BC BC he campaigned for the hand of the Egyptian queen Berenike IV and thus for the Egyptian throne, but failed because of the Roman objection and was murdered on the orders of the Syrian governor Aulus Gabinius .

Philip was the last king of the Seleucids, who were once the most powerful rulers in the Hellenistic world.

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).
• Oliver D. Hoover: Revised Chronology for the Late Seleucids at Antioch (121 / 0-64 BC). In: Historia. Ancient History Journal . Volume 56, Issue 3, 2007, pp. 280-301, JSTOR 25598397 .

Web links

• Philip II Philorhomaios. on livius.org
• Philip II Philorhomaios. on attalus.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Antiochus XIII.	King of the Seleucid Empire 69–63 BC Chr.	---