List of Syrian monarchs

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The region of Syria

The title King of Syria appeared in the second century BC in referring to the Seleucid kings who ruled the entirety of the region of Syria. It was also used to refer to Aramean kings in the Greek translations of the Old Testament, mainly indicating the kings of Aram-Damascus. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the region came under the rule of France, the United Kingdom and Prince Faisal of Hejaz, who was proclaimed King of Syria on 8 March 1920. Faisal's reign lasted a few months before he was overthrown by France and the title fell out of use.

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Background

The term Syria was first applied by Herodotus in the 5th century BC to indicate a region generally extending between Anatolia and Egypt. [1] [2] With the advent of the Hellenistic period, Greeks and their Seleucid dynasty used the term "Syria" to designate the region between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates. [3] The usage of the name in referring to the region during the Iron Age (ended 586 BC) is a modern practice. [1] [4]

List of monarchs

Seleucid dynasty

According to Polybius, King Antigonus I Monophthalmus established the Syrian kingdom which included Coele-Syria. [5] The Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great defeated the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the Battle of Panium (200 BC); he annexed the Syrian lands controlled by Egypt (Coele-Syria) and united them with his Syrian lands, thus gaining control of the entirety of Syria. [6] Starting from the 2nd century BC, ancient writers, such as Polybius and Posidonius, began referring to the Seleucid ruler as the king of Syria. [7] [8] The evidence for this title's usage by the kings is provided by the inscription of Antigonus son of Menophilus, who described himself as the "admiral of Alexander, king of Syria" (Alexander refers either to Alexander I Balas or Alexander II Zabinas). [8]

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Antiochos III coin cropped.jpg Antiochus III the Great
(c. 241–187 BC)		200–187 BC Laodice III
(200–187 BC)
Euboea
(191–187 BC)
Seleucus IV Philopator.png Seleucus IV Philopator
(c. 218–175 BC)		187–175 BC Laodice IV
(187–175 BC)
  • Son of Antiochus III and Laodice III. [13] He married Laodice IV, his brother Antiochus' widow. [14]
Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV obverse.jpg Antiochus
(c. 180–170 BC)		175–170 BCUnmarried
  • Son of Seleucus IV and Laodice IV. [15] The minister Heliodorus held real power, [15] then Antiochus was made co-king by his uncle Antiochus IV. [note 3] [17]
Antiochos IV Epiphanes face.png Antiochus IV Epiphanes
(c. 215–164 BC)		175–164 BCLaodice IV
(c. 175–c. 164 BC)
  • Son of Antiochus III and Laodice III. [18] Married his brother's widow. [14]
Antiochus V Eupator
(172–161 BC)		164–162 BCUnmarried
  • Son of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and possibly Laodice IV. [19] His regent Lysias held actual power. [20]
Demetrius I.png Demetrius I Soter
(187–150 BC)		162–150 BC
Antiochus of 150 BC.png Antiochus150 BC
  • Known from a coin minted in the same year Demetrius I lost his throne; his identity is left to speculations. [note 4] [26]
Alexander I Syria.jpg Alexander I Balas
( –145 BC)		150–145 BC Cleopatra Thea
(150–145 BC)
  • Claimed to be a son of Antiochus IV. [27] [28] He could have been an illegitimate son of Antiochus by a concubine named Antiochis. [note 5] [30]
DemetriusII, coin, face.jpg Demetrius II Nicator
( –125 BC)		145–138 BC
(first reign)		Cleopatra Thea
(145–138 BC)
  • Son of Demetrius I and possibly Laodice V. [31]
  • First reign; Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt divorced his daughter Cleopatra Thea from Alexander I and married her to Demetrius. [27]
AntiochusVI, coin, face.jpg Antiochus VI Dionysus
(148 BC–142/141 BC)		144–142/141 BCUnmarried
  • Son of Alexander I and Cleopatra Thea. [32] Was proclaimed king against Demetrius II by general Diodotus Tryphon who held actual power and eventually killed Antiochus. [note 6] [32]

Non-dynastic

Diodotus Tryphon, who opposed Demetrius II by raising Antiochus VI to the throne, killed his protege and declared himself king ruling until 138 when the Seleucids unified Syria again. [27]

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Tryphon.png Diodotus Tryphon
( –138 BC)		142/141–138 BC
  • Last coins date to 138 BC but his reign might have lasted into early 137 BC. [34]

Seleucid dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Antiochos VII.jpg Antiochus VII Sidetes
( –129 BC)		138–129 BCCleopatra Thea
(138–129 BC)
  • Son of Demetrius I and possibly Laodice V. [35] Married his brother's wife after Demetrius II was captured by the Parthians. [27]
DemetriusII, coin, face.jpg Demetrius II Nicator
( –125 BC)		129–125 BC
(second reign)		Cleopatra Thea
(129–125 BC)
  • Was released by the Parthians and regained his throne and wife following Antiochus VII's death in a battle against Parthia. [27]
Antiochus VIII face.png Antiochus VIII Grypus
( –96 BC)		128 BC
(first reign)
  • Son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. [36] He was elevated as king by his mother in an attempt to establish her authority. [37]
Aleksander II Zabinas face.png Alexander II Zabinas
( –123 BC)		128–123 BC
  • Claimed to be of Seleucid heritage. [note 7] [38] Declared himself king in opposition to Demetrius II. [39]

Ptolemaic dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Cleopatra Thea face.png Cleopatra Thea
(c. 165–121 BC)		125–121 BC
  • Daughter of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II of Egypt. [40]
  • Cleopatra Thea assumed power in her own right; she abandoned her husband Demetrius II and arranged his murder in 125 BC. [36]

Seleucid dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Seleucus V Philometor
( –125 BC)		125 BC
  • Son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. [41]
  • He declared himself king following his father's murder against the wishes of his mother who killed him. [42]
Antiochus VIII face.png Antiochus VIII Grypus
( –96 BC)		125–96 BC
(second reign)		 Tryphaena
(124–111 BC)
Cleopatra Selene
(103–96 BC)
  • Due to the discontent arising from her becoming a queen regnant, Cleopatra Thea elevated Antiochus VIII as co-king. [note 8] [47]
Antiochus IX face.png Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
( –95 BC)		114–95 BC Cleopatra IV
(114–112 BC)
Cleopatra Selene
(96–95 BC)
  • Son of Antiochus VII and Cleopatra Thea. [45]
  • He rose against Antiochus VIII with the help of Cleopatra IV. [48]
Antiochus VIII died in 96 BC and Antiochus IX followed him in 95 BC; [49] the country became embroiled in a civil war in which Antiochus VIII's five sons and the descendants of Antiochus IX fought between themselves. [50] The chronology of all those monarchs is problematic and is specially vague regarding Seleucus VI's successors. [51]
DemetriusIII.png Demetrius III Eucaerus
( –88 BC)		96–88 BC
Seleucus VI Epiphanes.png Seleucus VI Epiphanes
( –94/93 BC)		96–94/93 BC
  • Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. [23] Defeated Antiochus IX but was soon killed. [53]
Antioco X Eusebes.jpg Antiochus X Eusebes
( –92)		95–92 BCCleopatra Selene
(95–92 BC)
  • Son of Antiochus IX and a first wife whose name is lost. [23]
  • Avenged his father and killed Seleucus VI. [note 9] [52] He married his step-mother. [55]
Antiochus 11.png Antiochus XI Epiphanes
( –93 BC)		94–93 BC
  • Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. [23] Killed by Antiochus X. [56]
Philipus I.png Philip I Philadelphus
( –83 BC)		94–84/83 BC
  • Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. [23] Took the throne with his twin Antiochus XI. [note 10] [56]
Antiochus XII.jpg Antiochus XII Dionysus
( –84 BC)		87–84/83 BC
  • Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. [23] Ruled only in Damascus. [59]

Ptolemaic dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Obverse of cleopatra selene.png Cleopatra Selene
(c. 135/130–69 BC)		83–69 BC
  • Daughter of Ptolemy VIII and his wife Cleopatra III of Egypt. [60]
  • Cleopatra Selene declared her son Antiochus XIII king following the deaths of both Antiochus XII and Philip I; she seems to have installed herself co-ruler. [61] [62]

Seleucid dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Antiochus XIII face.jpg Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
(c. 94–63 BC)		83 or 83–74 BC
(first reign)

Artaxiad dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Coin of Tigranes II the Great, Antioch mint.jpg Tigranes the Great
(140–55 BC)		83/74–69 BC
  • King of Armenia, invaded Syria; the year of the invasion is up to debate and is traditionally given as 83 BC based on the account of Appian. [57] The date of the invasion might actually be later, around 74 BC. [71] The Armenian king captured Cleopatra Selene and killed her in 69 BC, [72] but he was forced by the Romans to evacuate Syria the same year. [73]

Seleucid dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Antiochus XIII face.jpg Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
(c. 94–63 BC)		69–67 BC
(second reign)
  • The Roman general Pompey confirmed Antiochus as king following Tigranes departure. [72]
Philip II Philoromaeus
( –after 57 BC)		67–65 BC
Antiochus XIII face.jpg Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
(c. 94–63 BC)		65–64 BC
(third reign)
  • Freed by his captor, he ruled for one year before being deposed by Pompey who annexed Syria as a Roman province. [72]

Antonian dynasty

PortraitMonarch
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		Parents, co-regents, and notes
Ptolemy Philadelphus
(36–after 30 BC)		34–30 BC

Hashemite dynasty

On 8 March 1920, prince Faysal of the House of Hashim, supported by the Syrian National Congress, declared himself king of the Arab Kingdom of Syria; the kingdom collapsed on 24 July of the same year. [76]

PortraitName
(and lifespan)		ReignConsort
(and tenure)		StandardNotes
King Faisal I of Syria in July 1920.jpg Faisal
(20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933)		8 March 1920 – 24 July 1920 Huzaima bint Nasser
(8 March 1920 – 24 July 1920)		 Royal Standard of the King of Syria (1920).svg

Biblical usage for Aramean kings

In the first translation of the Old Testament into Greek written during the third century BC (called the Septuagint), [79] Aram and Arameans were often translated as Syria and the Syrians; [80] [81] hence, the king was referred to as the king of Syria, [82] and this was carried on by many English translations. [80] Aram in the Hebrew Old Testament and Syria in the translation indicated the kingdom of Aram-Damascus most of the times. [80] Occasionally, other Aramean regions were also referred to as Syria. [80] In the view of W. Edward Glenny, the rendering of Aram by Syria might be explained by an anti-Syrian bias, since at the time of the translation, Syria belonged to the Seleucids, the Jews' main enemy; Aram-Damascus was the Jews' enemy during its Iron Age prime in the 9th century BC. [83]

Aramean kings referred to as "kings of Syria"

PortraitNameReignNotes
Rezon 10th century BC
  • Mentioned as "ruling over Syria" in 1 Kings 11:25. [84]
  • Also named "Ezron", [85] [86] and known only from the Old Testament. [87]
Hezion 10th century BC
  • The name "Hazib" was also used for him. [86] Known only from the Old Testament. [87]
Ben-Hadad I
  • Known only from the Old Testament. [88]
Ben-Hadad II
  • Equated by many Biblical scholars with Adad-Idri who was mentioned in Assyrian sources. [88]
Hazael bust.jpg Hazael c. 842–800 BC
Ben-Hadad III
  • The only king mentioned by the name "Ben-Hadad" both in the Old Testament and extra-biblical sources. [88]
Rezin 750s–733 BC
  • Known in Assyrian inscription as Raqyan. [91]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Antiochus son of Antiochus III was made co-king in 209 BC and died in 193 BC. [11]
  2. ↑ There is no reason to believe that Laodice III fell from grace as she survived her husband and was honoured throughout his and his successors reigns. [12] Seleucid monarchs did not engage in polygamy and even the most hostile accounts, aside from the propagandistic work of Polybius, do not accuse Antiochus III with the act. [12] Paul J. Kosmin suggests a solution for the problem of Antiochus' second wife; according to Polybius, Euboea was a name given by Antiochus to his second wife and it is the name of her island. [12] Hence, in the view of Kosmin, by marrying this girl, Antiochus signified that he was marrying the island which the girl became its symbol. [12]
  3. ↑ Antiochus was a child of 4 or 5 years when he ascended the throne. [16] Heliodorus might have killed Seleucus IV, [15] before being removed by Antiochus IV who kept his nephew as co-king before killing him in 170 BC. [17]
  4. ↑ Fritz Heichelheim proposed three possibilities: Antiochus was Demetrius I's son Antigonus who assumed the dynastic name Antiochus, a pretender, or Demetrius I's youngest son Antiochus VII. [24] Alfred Raymond Bellinger considered the suggestion of Antiochus VII the most credible. [25]
  5. ↑ Appian called Balas Alexandros Nothos (Alexander the bastard); this bastardy could have been the reason for the doubts ancient writers showed regarding Alexander's paternity. [29]
  6. ↑ Josephus placed Antiochus' murder after the end of Demetrius II's first reign and Diodorus Siculus placed the usurpation of Diodotus Tryphon in the consular year 138 BC. [33] However, the last coins struk in Antiochus' name date to the year142/141 BC indicating that he was murdered around that time. [33]
  7. ↑ Alexander fabricated a genealogy that presented him as the son of Alexander I Balas according to Poseidonius, or the adopted son of Antiochus VII according to Justin. [38]
  8. ↑ In 124/123 BC, [43] he married Tryphaena who was murdered in 111 BC by Antiochus IX. [44] [45] By 103 BC, he married Tryphaena's sister Cleopatra Selene. [46]
  9. ↑ His reign might have actually ended in 89/88 BC. [54]
  10. ↑ Philip's death date is unknown but traditionally assumed to be the year 84 or 83 BC. [57] Although there is a possibility that he ruled until 75 BC. [58]
  11. ↑ In 2002, numismatist Brian Kritt announced the discovery and decipherment of a coin bearing the portrait of Cleopatra Selene and a co-ruler; [64] [65] Kritt read the name of the ruler as Seleucus Philometor and, based on the epithet "Philometor", meaning mother loving, identified him with Cleopatra Selene's son, unnamed by Cicero. [66] Kritt gave the newly discovered ruler the regnal name Seleucus VII, and considered it very likely that he is identical with Kybiosaktes. [67] The reading of "Seleucus VII" was accepted by some scholars such as Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Michael Roy Burgess, [68] [69] but Oliver D Hoover rejected Kritt's reading, noting that the coin was badly damaged and some letters were unreadable; Hoover read the king's name as Antiochus and identified him with Antiochus XIII. [65]

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  2. ↑ Herodotus 1862, p.  126.
  3. ↑ Pipes 1992, p.  13.
  4. ↑ Mumford 2013, p.  70.
  5. ↑ Mahaffy 2014, p.  493.
  6. ↑ Kosmin 2014, p.  122.
  7. ↑ Austin 2010, p.  652.
  8. 1 2 Kosmin 2014, p.  112.
  9. ↑ Bunbury 1872, p.  719.
  10. ↑ Alten 2017, p. 27.
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