Antiochus VII Sidetes

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Antiochus VII Euergetes
Antiochus VII Sidetes
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
Reign	July/August 138 – 129 BC
Predecessor	Diodotus Tryphon
Successor	Alexander II Zabinas (false son) Demetrius II Nicator (elder brother)
Born	c. 164 / 160 BC
Died	129 BC (aged about 30) Ecbatana, Iran during the Battle of Ecbatana
Consort	Cleopatra Thea
Issue	Antiochus IX Cyzicenus Alexander II Zabinas (claimed)
Dynasty	Seleucid dynasty
Father	Demetrius I Soter
Mother	possibly Laodice V

Antiochus VII Euergetes (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Ευεργέτης; c. 164/160 BC^[1] – 129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes (Greek: Σιδήτης) (from Side, a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious,^[2] was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from July/August 138 to 129 BC.^[3] He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria.