Antiochus V Eupator | |
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Basileus of the Seleucid Empire | |
Reign | November/December 164 – 161 BC |
Predecessor | Antiochus IV Epiphanes |
Successor | Demetrius I Soter |
Regent | General Lysias |
Born | c. 172 BC |
Died | 161 BC (aged 10 or 11) |
Dynasty | Seleucid |
Father | Antiochus IV Epiphanes |
Mother | Laodice IV |
Antiochus V Eupator (Greek: Αντίοχος Ε' Ευπάτωρ), whose epithet means "of a good father" (c. 172 BC – 161 BC)[1] was a ruler of the Seleucid Empire who reigned from late 164 to 161 BC (based on dates from 1 Maccabees 6:16 and 7:1).[2]
He was appointed as king by the Romans[3] with his protector Lysias as regent.[4]