Individual Details
Demetrius Nicator King Of Syria II
(Ca 165 BC - Ca 125 BC)
was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter, brother of Antiochus VII Sidetes and his mother could have been Laodice V. He ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Parthia.
Second husband of Cleopatra Thea, Demetrius II Nicator (Greek: Δημήτριος Νικάτωρ) in 145 BC. Cleopatra bore him two sons, who later grew up to be kings:
Seleucus V Philometor
Antiochus VIII Grypus and
possibly a daughter Laodice
Demetrius became a captive of the Parthians from 139-129 BC. He was assassinated in Tyre in 125 BC at the orders of his wife Cleopatra Thea.
Second husband of Cleopatra Thea, Demetrius II Nicator (Greek: Δημήτριος Νικάτωρ) in 145 BC. Cleopatra bore him two sons, who later grew up to be kings:
Seleucus V Philometor
Antiochus VIII Grypus and
possibly a daughter Laodice
Demetrius became a captive of the Parthians from 139-129 BC. He was assassinated in Tyre in 125 BC at the orders of his wife Cleopatra Thea.
Events
| Birth | Ca 165 BC | ||||
| Death | Ca 125 BC |
Families
| Spouse | Cleopatra Euergetes II Selene Egypt III (-170 - ) |
| Child | Antiochus Philometer Grypos King Of Syria VIII ( - 96) |
| Father | Demetrius Soter King Of Syria I ( - ) |
| Mother | Laodice Queen of Syria V ( - -110) |