Antiochus VII Sidetes
E421262
Antiochus VII Sidetes was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for temporarily restoring the empire’s power through successful campaigns against the Parthians before dying in battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antiochus VII Sidetes canonical | 6 |
| Antiochus VII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Antiochus VII Sidetes Context triple: [Seleucid Empire, hasMonarch, Antiochus VII Sidetes]
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Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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B.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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C.
Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.
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D.
Antiochus I
Antiochus I was a Hellenistic ruler of the Seleucid Empire in the early 3rd century BCE, known for consolidating his dynasty’s power in Asia and founding or lending his name to several cities, including Antioch.
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E.
Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and territorial losses that weakened the empire founded by Seleucus I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antiochus VII Sidetes Target entity description: Antiochus VII Sidetes was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for temporarily restoring the empire’s power through successful campaigns against the Parthians before dying in battle.
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A.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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B.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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C.
Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.
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D.
Antiochus I
Antiochus I was a Hellenistic ruler of the Seleucid Empire in the early 3rd century BCE, known for consolidating his dynasty’s power in Asia and founding or lending his name to several cities, including Antioch.
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E.
Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and territorial losses that weakened the empire founded by Seleucus I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
Seleucid king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| capital | Antioch ⓘ |
| coinageDepicts |
Antiochus VII Sidetes with diadem
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Greek deities ⓘ |
| conflict | Seleucid–Parthian Wars ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 129 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Media
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near Ecbatana ⓘ |
| epithet | Sidetes ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | man from Side ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Demetrius I Soter ⓘ |
| givenName | Antiochus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Seleucid period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns against the Parthian Empire
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temporary restoration of Seleucid power ⓘ |
| legacy | last strong ruler of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
Seleucid kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
|
| mentionedInSource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
|
| militaryAchievement |
reconquest of Babylonia
ⓘ
reconquest of Media ⓘ reconquest of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mother | Laodice V ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
negotiations with Jewish leadership in Judea
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siege and capture of Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ |
| opponent |
Mithridates II of Parthia
ⓘ
Phraates II ⓘ
surface form:
Phraates II of Parthia
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| policy |
attempted to stabilize the Seleucid realm
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sought to recover eastern satrapies from Parthia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ |
| regnalName |
Antiochus VII Sidetes
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Antiochus VII
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| reignEnd | 129 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 138 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| sibling | Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra Thea
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Cleopatra Thea Eueteria ⓘ |
| stepfatherOf |
Antiochus VIII Grypus
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Seleucus V Philometor ⓘ |
| successor | Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ |
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Subject: Antiochus VII Sidetes Description of subject: Antiochus VII Sidetes was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for temporarily restoring the empire’s power through successful campaigns against the Parthians before dying in battle.
Referenced by (7)
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