Antiochus V Eupator
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Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antiochus V Eupator canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4228160 — 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 V Eupator Context triple: [Antiochus IV Epiphanes, successor, Antiochus V Eupator]
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Antiochus VII Sidetes
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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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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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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Antiochus
Antiochus was the dynastic name borne by several Hellenistic rulers, most notably Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king known for his attempts to Hellenize Judea and his role in the events commemorated by Hanukkah.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antiochus V Eupator Target entity description: Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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A.
Antiochus VII Sidetes
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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B.
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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C.
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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Antiochus
Antiochus was the dynastic name borne by several Hellenistic rulers, most notably Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king known for his attempts to Hellenize Judea and his role in the events commemorated by Hanukkah.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
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Seleucid king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| ageAtAccession | about 9 years ⓘ |
| ascendedThroneAs | child king ⓘ |
| besieged |
Beth-zur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 173 BCE ⓘ |
| capital | Antioch on the Orontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageDepicts | Antiochus V Eupator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageIssuedIn | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryConflict | Maccabean Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cousin | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathDate | 161 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Eupator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | of a noble father ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Antiochus IV Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Judas Maccabeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean rebels ⓘ |
| fullName | Antiochus V Eupator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedWith | Lysias as guardian and regent ⓘ |
| grantedPrivilegesTo | Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Basileus of the Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legitimacyClaim | son of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Maccabees
NERFINISHED
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2 Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Laodice IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyTowardJews | partially conciliatory ⓘ |
| predecessor | Antiochus IV Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regent | Lysias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Antiochus V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 161 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 164 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| ruledRegion | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentGeneral | Lysias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortReign | true ⓘ |
| styleOnCoins | Theos Eupator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasExecutedBy | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOverthrownBy | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Antiochus V Eupator Description of subject: Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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