Seleucus VII Philometor
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| Seleucus VII Philometor | |
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| Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes | |
Cleopatra Selene |
Seleucus VII Philometor (Greek: Φιλομήτωρ) or Kybiosactes (Greek: Κυβιοσάκτης), was a possible ruler of the Seleucid kingdom based in Syria. But his existence is disputed.
Biography
King of Syria
The last members of the once mighty
Some time after Tigranes had conquered Syria (83 BC), his mother travelled to Rome to have her sons recognized as kings of Egypt, but to no avail. They were there between at least 75 BC and 73 BC; recognized as "Kings of Syria", and "maintained a royal state".[1]
Co-regent of Egypt
The young boy-king is probably the same Seleucus who later went to marry a Ptolemaic princess called
Controversy
In 2002, the numismatist Brian Kritt announced the discovery and decipherment of a coin bearing the portrait of Cleopatra Selene and a co-ruler. Kritt read the name of the ruler as Seleucus Philometor and, based on the epithet, identified him with Cleopatra Selene's son, unnamed by Cicero. Kritt gave the newly discovered ruler the regnal name Seleucus VII, and considered it very likely that he is identical with Kybiosaktes.[3] But 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.[4]
See also
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References
- ^ E.R. Bevan, The House of Seleucus, London, 1902, p. 263.
- ^ "Berenice IV".
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Kritt, Brian (2002). "Numismatic Evidence For A New Seleucid King: Seleucus (VII) Philometor". The Celator. 16 (4). Kerry K. Wetterstrom. ISSN 1048-0986.
- ISSN 0084-5388.
Sources
- Heinen, Heinz (1968). "Séleucos Cybiosactés et le Probléme De Son Identité". In Cerfaux, Lucien; et al. (eds.). Antidorum W. Peremans Sexagenario Ab Alumnis Oblatum. Studia Hellenistica (in French). Vol. 16. Publications universitaire de Louvain. OCLC 876029154.