Demetrius II Nicator

Demetrius II Nicator
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
ReignSeptember 145 – July/August 138 BC
PredecessorAlexander Balas
SuccessorDiodotus Tryphon
Reign129 – 126 BC
PredecessorAntiochus VII Sidetes
SuccessorAlexander II Zabinas or Cleopatra Thea
Bornc. 160 BC
Died125 BC (Aged 35)
Spouse
Issue
DynastySeleucid
FatherDemetrius I Soter
MotherLaodice V?

Demetrius II (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Β`, Dēmḗtrios B; died 125 BC), called Nicator (Ancient Greek: Νικάτωρ, Nikátōr, "Victor"), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter. His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes. Demetrius ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in Parthia,[2] first from September 145 BC to July/August 138 BC, and again from 129 BC until his death in 125 BC.[3] His brother Antiochus VII ruled the Seleucid Empire in the interim between his two reigns.

  1. ^ Ogden, Daniel (1999). Polygamy Prostitutes and Death. The Hellenistic Dynasties. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 07156-29301.
  2. ^ "Britannica article on Demetrius".
  3. ^ "Demetrius II Nicator". Livius.org.