Alexander I Balas

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King_of_Bohemia
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Marriage to Cleopatra Thea
gptkbp:birth_year circa 175 BC
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Antioch
gptkbp:conflict Conflict with Demetrius II Nicator
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
gptkb:Demetrius_I_Soter
gptkbp:cultural_impact Hellenistic art and architecture
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:currency Seleucid coins
gptkbp:death_year circa 145 BC
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Demetrius_II_Nicator
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Antiochus_VI_Dionysus
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Seleucid_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Orontes
gptkb:Siege_of_Antioch
Conflict with the Parthians
Diplomatic relations with Egypt
Assassination of rivals
Restoration of the Seleucid throne
Conflict with the Romans
Alliance with the Ptolemies
Civil war in the Seleucid Empire
Political maneuvering in the Hellenistic world
Struggle for control of the Seleucid Empire
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:historical_significance Restoration of the Seleucid dynasty
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Josephus
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander I Balas
gptkbp:influence Later Hellenistic rulers
gptkbp:known_for Claiming the throne of the Seleucid Empire
gptkbp:legacy Influence on Seleucid politics
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of mercenaries
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Cleopatra_I_Syra
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Orontes
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Demetrius_I_Soter
gptkbp:reign 150 BC
145 BC
gptkbp:religion Hellenistic religion
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cleopatra_Thea
gptkbp:strategy Forming alliances through marriage
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Demetrius_II_Nicator
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Bohemia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Demetrius_I_Soter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5