Diodotus Tryphon

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Diodotus Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper who seized the throne in the 2nd century BCE and briefly ruled parts of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom amid intense dynastic conflict.

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Diodotus Tryphon canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic monarch ⓘ
Seleucid ruler ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ
usurper ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 2nd century BCE ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide (traditional account) ⓘ
coinageFeature Greek legends naming him Tryphon ⓘ
portrait of Diodotus Tryphon ⓘ
royal diadem ⓘ
conflict Seleucid dynastic wars ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid civil wars
country Seleucid Empire ⓘ
deathDate c. 138 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Apamea ⓘ
dynasticContext Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact weakened central Seleucid control in Syria and Phoenicia ⓘ
historicalRegion Hellenistic Syria ⓘ
linked to: Coele-Syria
historicalSignificance contributed to the fragmentation of Seleucid royal authority ⓘ
knownFrom ancient literary sources ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
notableFor intensifying dynastic conflict in the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
minting coins in his own name as king ⓘ
seizing the Seleucid throne as a usurper ⓘ
using the child-king Antiochus VI as a puppet ruler ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
opponent Antiochus VII Sidetes ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
politicalStatus usurper of the Seleucid throne ⓘ
powerBase Phoenician coastal cities ⓘ
Syrian cities ⓘ
predecessor Antiochus VI Dionysus ⓘ
realm Coele-Syria ⓘ
Phoenicia ⓘ
linked to: Fenicia

Syria ⓘ
reignEnd c. 138 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 142 BCE ⓘ
religion Hellenistic Greek religion ⓘ
riseToPower exploited minority of Antiochus VI Dionysus ⓘ
rebelled against Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
roleInGovernment military leader before kingship ⓘ
successor Antiochus VII Sidetes ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ
usedTitle Basileus (King) ⓘ

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

Jonathan Apphus → killedBy → Diodotus Tryphon ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator → politicalOpponent → Diodotus Tryphon ⓘ