Seleucus IV. Philopator

From BibleWiki

Selucids

Selecus I. Nicator

Antiochus I. Soter

Antiochus II. Theos

Selecus II. Callinicus

Selecus III. Ceraunus

Antiochus III. the Great

Seleucus IV. Philopator

Antiochus IV. Epiphanes

Antiochus V. Eupator

Demetrius I. Soter

Demetrius II. Nicator

Antiochus VII. Sidetes

Selecus V.

Antiochus VIII. Grypus

Antoichus IX. Cyzicenus

Seleucus VI.

Antoichus IX.

Antoichus X.

Antoichus XI.

Demetrius III. Eucerus

Antiochus XII. Dionysus

Antiochus XIII. Asiaticus

Antiochus III. the Great was succeeded by his elder son, Seleucus IV. Philopator (187-75). Seleucus secured the return of his younger brother Antiochus IV. Epiphanes, who lived as a hostage in Rome, by sending his own son Demetrius thither instead. Before Antiochus arrived home, Seleucus had been murdered by his minister Heliodorus; the former was thus able to take possession of the Throne, which really belonged to his nephew Demetrius.