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'''Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus''' ({{lang-gr|Φίλιππος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος}}; between 124 and 109 BC – 83 or 75 BC) was a [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid]] monarch who reigned as the [[List of Syrian monarchs|King of Syria]] from 94 to either 83 or 75 BC. The son of [[Antiochus VIII Grypus|Antiochus VIII]] and his wife [[Tryphaena]], he spent his early life in a period of civil war between his father and his uncle [[Antiochus IX Cyzicenus|Antiochus IX]]. |
'''Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus''' ({{lang-gr|Φίλιππος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος}}; between 124 and 109 BC – 83 or 75 BC) was a [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid]] monarch who reigned as the [[List of Syrian monarchs|King of Syria]] from 94 to either 83 or 75 BC. The son of [[Antiochus VIII Grypus|Antiochus VIII]] and his wife [[Tryphaena]], he spent his early life in a period of civil war between his father and his uncle [[Antiochus IX Cyzicenus|Antiochus IX]]. Antiochus IX arranged the assassination of Antiochus VIII and seized the Syrian capital [[Antioch]], but he was soon killed in battle with Antiochus VIII's eldest son [[Seleucus VI Epiphanes|Seleucus VI]]. |
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After the murder of Seleucus VI in 94 BC, Philip I became king with his twin brother [[Antiochus XI Epiphanes|Antiochus XI]], and planned to avenge Seleucus VI. In 93 BC Antiochus XI took Antioch from Antiochus IX's son [[Antiochus X Eusebes|Antiochus X]]. Antiochus XI became the senior king, and Philip I remained in a base in [[Cilicia]]. Antiochus X returned and killed Antiochus XI that year. Philip I then allied with his younger brother [[Demetrius III Eucaerus|Demetrius III]], who was based in [[Damascus]]. Antiochus X was probably killed in 88 BC. Demetrius III took the capital and besieged Philip I in [[Aleppo|Beroea]] (Aleppo), but the latter prevailed and took Antioch; their youngest brother [[Antiochus XII Dionysus|Antiochus XII]] took Damascus. |
After the murder of Seleucus VI in 94 BC, Philip I became king with his twin brother [[Antiochus XI Epiphanes|Antiochus XI]], and planned to avenge Seleucus VI. In 93 BC Antiochus XI took Antioch from Antiochus IX's son [[Antiochus X Eusebes|Antiochus X]]. Antiochus XI became the senior king, and Philip I remained in a base in [[Cilicia]]. Antiochus X returned and killed Antiochus XI that year. Philip I then allied with his younger brother [[Demetrius III Eucaerus|Demetrius III]], who was based in [[Damascus]]. Antiochus X was probably killed in 88 BC. Demetrius III took the capital and besieged Philip I in [[Aleppo|Beroea]] (Aleppo), but the latter prevailed and took Antioch; their youngest brother [[Antiochus XII Dionysus|Antiochus XII]] took Damascus. |
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