Demetrius II

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance Alliance_with_Ptolemaic_Egypt
gptkbp:birthYear c. 150 BC
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Antioch
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Antioch
gptkbp:conflict War_against_the_Parthians
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Antiochus_VI
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:deathYear c. 139 BC
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Alexander_Balas
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Seleucid_kings
gptkbp:dynasty Seleucid dynasty
gptkbp:era Hellenistic period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Syria
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact on cultural exchanges
Impact on trade routes
Impact on regional power dynamics
Impact_on_Hellenistic_politics
Impact_on_the_Seleucid_Empire's_stability
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Josephus
gptkb:Strabo
2nd century BC
Polybius
Appian
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the Seleucid dynasty's struggle for power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Demetrius II
gptkbp:internationalRelations Relations_with_Rome
Relations_with_Egypt
Relations_with_Parthia
Relations_with_the_Greek_city-states
gptkbp:knownFor His_reign_during_the_Seleucid_Empire
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_later_Hellenistic_rulers
gptkbp:militaryRank Campaign_against_the_Parthians
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Cleopatra_Thea
gptkbp:notableEvent Restoration to the throne
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkbp:politicalParty Conflict with the Ptolemaic dynasty
gptkbp:politicalRole King during a turbulent period
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Syria
gptkbp:reign 6 years
145 BC to 139 BC
gptkbp:religion Hellenistic_religion
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Alexander_Balas
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cleopatra_Thea
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Antiochus_VI
Antiochus VII
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:King_of_Syria