Seleucus V.

Seleukos V was king of the Seleucid Empire from 126 to 125 BC. He was the older son of Demetrios II and Cleopatra Thea .

After Demetrios II was murdered at the instigation of his wife Cleopatra Thea (126 BC), she took over the government herself and soon had her eldest son, Seleucus V, who was still alive, eliminated. Two different reasons are given as the motive: According to one version, Seleucus tried to win the throne without her permission, according to the other, she was afraid that he might take revenge for the killing of his father.

No coinage has come down to us from Seleucus V.

literature

Felix Stähelin : Seleukos 7th In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II A, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Col. 1245.

Web links

Biography of Seleukos V at Livius.org

Remarks

↑ Appian , Syriaca 68.
^ Livius , periochae 60; Justin 39,1,9.
↑ Appian, Syriaca 69,362.
^ Szaivert and Sear, Greek Coin Catalog, Volume 2, page 476

predecessor	Office	successor
Alexander II. Zabinas	King of the Seleucid Empire 126–125 BC Chr.	Cleopatra Thea

personal data
SURNAME	Seleucus V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Seleucus V. Philometor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of the Seleucid Empire
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	125 BC Chr.

[1] Appian , Syriaca 68.

[2] Livius , periochae 60; Justin 39,1,9.

[3] Appian, Syriaca 69,362.

[4] Szaivert and Sear, Greek Coin Catalog, Volume 2, page 476