- 175 BC
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Events
By place
eleucid Empire
* King Seleucus IV of
Syria arranges for the exchange of his brother Antiochus for Demetrius, the son of Seleucus VI, who has been a hostage in Rome following theTreaty of Apamea in188 BC . However, Seleucus IV is assassinated by his chief ministerHeliodorus who then seizes the Syrian throne.
* Antiochus manages to oust Heliodorus and takes advantage of Demetrius' captivity in Rome to seize the throne for himself under the name Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
* During this period of uncertainty in Syria, the Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy VI, lays claim toCoele Syria ,Palestine , andPhoenicia , which the Seleucid king Antiochus III has previously conquered. Both the Syrian and Egyptian parties appeal to Rome for help, but theRoman Senate refuses to take sides.
*Timarchus is appointed governor of Media in western Persia by Antiochus IV to deal with the growing threat from theParthia ns while Timarchus' brother, Heracleides, becomes minister of the royal finances.By topic
Art
* The construction of the western front of the altar in
Pergamum ,Turkey begins (approximate date) and is finished in156 BC . A reconstruction of it is now kept at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Pergamonmuseum inBerlin .Births
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Seleucus IV Philopator , king of theSeleucid dynasty , who has ruled from187 BC (b. c.217 BC )
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