Diodotus Tryphon
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Diodotus Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper who seized the throne in the 2nd century BCE and briefly ruled parts of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom amid intense dynastic conflict.
All labels observed (1)
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| Diodotus Tryphon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6323697 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diodotus Tryphon Context triple: [Jonathan Apphus, killedBy, Diodotus Tryphon]
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Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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B.
Aristobulus III of Judea
Aristobulus III of Judea was a young Hasmonean high priest and royal heir whose popularity and lineage made him a perceived threat to Herod the Great’s rule.
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Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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D.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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E.
Aristobulus IV
Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diodotus Tryphon Target entity description: Diodotus Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper who seized the throne in the 2nd century BCE and briefly ruled parts of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom amid intense dynastic conflict.
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A.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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B.
Aristobulus III of Judea
Aristobulus III of Judea was a young Hasmonean high priest and royal heir whose popularity and lineage made him a perceived threat to Herod the Great’s rule.
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C.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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D.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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E.
Aristobulus IV
Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic monarch
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Seleucid ruler ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ usurper ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide (traditional account) ⓘ |
| coinageFeature |
Greek legends naming him Tryphon
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portrait of Diodotus Tryphon ⓘ royal diadem ⓘ |
| conflict | Seleucid dynastic wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 138 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | weakened central Seleucid control in Syria and Phoenicia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hellenistic Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to the fragmentation of Seleucid royal authority ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient literary sources
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intensifying dynastic conflict in the Seleucid Empire
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minting coins in his own name as king ⓘ seizing the Seleucid throne as a usurper ⓘ using the child-king Antiochus VI as a puppet ruler ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| opponent |
Antiochus VII Sidetes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | usurper of the Seleucid throne ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Phoenician coastal cities
ⓘ
Syrian cities ⓘ |
| predecessor | Antiochus VI Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 138 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 142 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic Greek religion ⓘ |
| riseToPower |
exploited minority of Antiochus VI Dionysus
ⓘ
rebelled against Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | military leader before kingship ⓘ |
| successor | Antiochus VII Sidetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Basileus (King) ⓘ |
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