Antiochus VI Dionysus

Antiochus VI Dionysus
Coin of Antiochus VI Dionysus, Apamea mint
King of the Seleucid Empire
(King of Syria)
ReignSeleucid kingdom: 145 or in early 144 BC - 142/1 BC
CoronationNever officially held power, in opposition of King Demetrius II Nicator
PredecessorAlexander I Balas
SuccessorDiodotus Tryphon
RegentDiodotus Tryphon
Born148 BC
Died142/1 BC (aged 7-9)
FatherAlexander Balas
MotherCleopatra Thea

Antiochus VI Dionysus (c. 148–142/1 BC), king of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, was the son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea, daughter of Ptolemy VI of Egypt.


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