{"slug": "seleucus-iv-philopator", "label": "Seleucus IV Philopator", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_IV_Philopator", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3362", "qid": "Q3362", "description": "2nd-century BC Hellenistic king in the Near East", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [-186, -161], "span_label": ["187 BCE", "162 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "seleucid", "label": "Seleucid", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "demetrius-i-soter", "label": "Demetrius I Soter", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "iran", "label": "Iran", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "antiochus-iv-epiphanes", "label": "Antiochus IV Epiphanes", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "perseus-of-macedon", "label": "Perseus of Macedon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ancient-greece", "label": "Ancient Greece", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mesopotamia", "label": "Mesopotamia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "persia", "label": "Persia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antiochus-iii-the-great", "label": "Antiochus III the Great", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "babylonia", "label": "Babylonia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -186, "year_label": "187 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Seleucid king, Antiochus III, attempts to collect tribute from a temple near Susa, Persia, where he was killed. He is succeeded by his son, Seleucus IV, who inherits an empire consisting of Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, western Iran.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1223702100#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "187 BC", "revid": 1223702100, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -179, "year_label": "180 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Ptolemy VI Philometor, aged 6, rules as co-regent with his mother, Cleopatra I, who, although a daughter of a Seleucid king, does not take King Seleucus IV's side and remains on friendly terms with Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100368#Egypt", "title": "180 BC", "revid": 1266100368, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -177, "year_label": "178 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "One of Perseus' first acts on becoming king of Macedonia is to renew the treaty between Macedonia and Rome. In the meantime, Perseus builds up the Macedonian army and puts out feelers for creating an alliance with the Greek leagues, with his northern barbarian neighbours, and also with the Seleucid king Seleucus IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370481929#Greece", "title": "178 BC", "revid": 1370481929, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -176, "year_label": "177 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Perseus of Macedonia marries Laodice, the daughter of the Seleucid king Seleucus IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242433424#Greece", "title": "177 BC", "revid": 1242433424, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -174, "year_label": "175 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Seleucus IV of Syria arranges for the exchange of his brother Antiochus for Demetrius, the son of Seleucus IV, who has been a hostage in Rome following the Treaty of Apamea in 188 BC. However, Seleucus IV is assassinated by his chief minister Heliodorus, who then seizes the Syrian throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361124288#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "175 BC", "revid": 1361124288, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -174, "year_label": "175 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Seleucus IV Philopator, king of the Seleucid dynasty, who has ruled since 187 BC (b. c. 217 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361124288#Deaths", "title": "175 BC", "revid": 1361124288, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -163, "year_label": "164 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes died while on a campaign in Tabae (or Gabae, now Isfahan) in Persia. He is succeeded by his son Antiochus V Eupator who is only nine years old. The regent for the boy is the late king's chancellor, Lysias, who was left in charge of Syria when Antiochus IV departed for his campaign in Persia. Lysias is, however, seriously challenged by other Syrian generals and finds himself with a precarious hold on power. To make matters worse for him, the Roman Senate is holding Demetrius, the son of the former king Seleucus IV and, therefore, the rightful heir to the Seleucid throne, as a hostage. By threatening to release him, the Senate can influence events in the Seleucid kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288884961#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "164 BC", "revid": 1288884961, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -161, "year_label": "162 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "With the aid of the Greek statesman and historian Polybius, the son of the former Seleucid king Seleucus IV Philopator, Demetrius escapes from Rome, where he has been held as a hostage for many years, and returns to Syria to claim the throne from his cousin Antiochus V. In the resulting dispute, Antiochus V and his regent, Lysias, are overthrown and put to death. Demetrius then establishes himself on the Seleucid throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370480795#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "162 BC", "revid": 1370480795, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}]}