Antiochus VI Dionysus | |
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King of the Seleucid Empire | |
Reign | Seleucid kingdom: 145 or in early 144 BC - 142/1 BC |
Coronation | Never officially held power, in opposition of King Demetrius II Nicator |
Predecessor | Alexander I Balas |
Successor | Diodotus Tryphon |
Regent | Diodotus Tryphon |
Born | 148 BC |
Died | 142/1 BC (aged 7-9) |
Father | Alexander Balas |
Mother | Cleopatra 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.