Demetrius II, Seleucid King of Syria Nicator 
Demetrius II, Seleucid King of Syria's father was Demetrius I, Seleucid King of Syria Soter. His paternal grandparents were Seleucus IV, Seleucid King of Syria Philopator and IV Laodice. He was an only child. Demetrius II, Seleucid King of Syria is no longer alive.General Notes
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Birth: in 161 BC 1
Death: in 125 BC [assassinated] 1
Event: Ancestor M
Event: Ruled 145 - 139 BC, King of Syria 1
Event: Ruled 129 - 125 BC, King of Syria 1
Note:
Demetrius II Nicator (Greek: "Victor") (b. 161 BC--d. 125), king of Syria
from 145 to 139 and from 129 to 125 BC.
The son of King Demetrius I Soter, he went into exile when his father was
killed fighting the usurper Alexander Balas in 150. Demetrius returned to
Syria (147) with an army of Cretan mercenaries, deposed Balas in 145, and
installed himself on the throne. In 140 he drove back a Parthian invasion
but was defeated and captured by the Parthians in 139. Demetrius was
released from captivity in 129 and returned to Syria, but, during his
second reign, he controlled only part of the kingdom. He was assassinated
about four years later
They had a son named Antiochus VIII, King of Syria.
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