Alexander Balas

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Alexander Balas was a 2nd-century BC pretender to the Seleucid throne who briefly ruled the Seleucid Empire after overthrowing Demetrius I Soter, amid ongoing conflicts with neighboring powers.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Alexander Balas canonical 7
Alexander I Balas 5
Antiocus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
Seleucid king ⓘ
pretender to the throne ⓘ
ally Jonathan Apphus ⓘ
Ptolemy VI Philometor ⓘ
birthPlace Smyrna ⓘ
capital Antioch ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 2nd century BC ⓘ
claimedParent Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ
Laodice IV ⓘ
coinage issued silver tetradrachms bearing his image ⓘ
conflict Seleucid civil war against Demetrius I Soter ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid civil wars
country Seleucid Empire ⓘ
deathDate 145 BC ⓘ
deathPlace near Antioch ⓘ
downfall defeated by Demetrius II Nicator and Ptolemy VI ⓘ
dynasty Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
father Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ
fullName Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
legitimacy widely regarded as a usurper ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Laodice IV ⓘ
notableEvent marriage alliance with Ptolemaic Egypt through Cleopatra Thea ⓘ
overthrew Demetrius I Soter ⓘ
recognized as king by the Roman Senate ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
opponent Demetrius I Soter ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
Ptolemy VI Philometor ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
predecessor Demetrius I Soter ⓘ
reignEnd 145 BC ⓘ
reignStart 150 BC ⓘ
religion Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ
riseToPower backed by foreign powers claiming to be son of Antiochus IV ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
source 1 Maccabees ⓘ
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
spouse Cleopatra Thea ⓘ
successor Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
supportedBy Egypt ⓘ
Pergamon ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
title Basileus (King) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1 Maccabees → centralFigure → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Seventh Syrian War → opponent → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Seventh Syrian War → participant → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Jonathan Apphus → opponent → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Jonathan Apphus → appointedBy → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Demetrius I Soter → successor → Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Demetrius I Soter → enemy → Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Demetrius II Nicator → predecessor → Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Demetrius II Nicator → politicalOpponent → Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Antiochus V Eupator → styleOnCoins → Theos Eupator ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Antiochus → hasVariant → Antiocus ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Alexander Balas → fullName → Alexander I Balas ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Balas
Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) → belligerent → Alexander Balas ⓘ
Cleopatra Thea → spouse → Alexander Balas ⓘ