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THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE |
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625 |
604 |
Nabopolassar |
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604 |
562 |
Nebuchadrezzar II |
[Nebuchadrezzar I was king of the ancient Babylonian empire during the second half of the twelfth century BC.] |
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562/1 |
560 |
Amel-Marduk |
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560 |
556 |
Nergal-Sharezer (Neriglissar) |
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556 |
554 |
Labashi-Marduk |
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554 |
553 |
Nabunaid (Nabonidus) |
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THE PERSIAN EMPIRE |
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538 |
529 |
Cyrus |
[Cyrus was king of Anshan from 550/49.] |
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529 |
522 |
Cambyses |
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522 |
486 |
Darius I (Hystaspis) |
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485 |
465 |
Xerxes I |
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464 |
424 |
Artaxerxes I (Longimanus) |
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424/3 |
424/3 |
Xerxes II . (he reigned only a few months) |
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423 |
404 |
Darius II (Nothus) |
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404 |
359 |
Artaxerxes II (Mnemon) |
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359 |
338 |
Artaxerxes III (Ochus) |
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338 |
331 |
Darius III (Godomannus) |
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THE SELEUCID EMPIRE |
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311 |
281/0 |
Seleucus I (Nicator) |
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280 |
262/1 |
Antiochus I (Soter) |
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261/0 |
247/6 |
Antiochus II (Theos) |
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246/5 |
226/5 |
Seleucus II (Kallinikos) |
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225/4 |
223 |
Seleucus III (Keraunos) |
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223 |
187 |
Antiochus III (The Great) |
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187 |
175 |
Seleucus IV (Philopator) |
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175 |
163 |
Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) |
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163 |
262 |
Antiochus V (Eupator) |
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162 |
150 |
Demetrius I (Soter) |
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150 |
145 |
Alexander Balas |
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145 |
139/8 |
Demetrius II (Nicator) |
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145 |
142/1 |
Antiochus VI (Epiphanes) |
[Tryphon usurped the throne 142/1-138 BC; see ch.xvii above.] |
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139/8 |
129 |
Antiochus VII (Euergetes, but nick-named Sidetes) |
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129 |
126/5 |
Demetrius II (Nicator) |
[He was in the hands of the Parthians during 139/8?129 BC.] |
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125 |
96 |
Antiochus VIII (Grypos) |
[During 125?121 BC his wife, Cleopatra Thea, reigned jointly with him.] |
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115 |
95 |
Antiochus IX (Kyzikenos) |
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For the next twenty years there was the struggle for the remnants of the empire by claimants who can hardly be regarded as kings, namely Seleucus VI [There was a Seleucus V, son of Demetrius II, but he had hardly assumed the diadem (126/5 BC) when he was assassinated.] (Epiphanes Nicator), Antiochus X (Eusebes Philo?pator), Antiochus XI (Epiphanes Philadelphos), Philip I, Deme?trius III (Theos Philopator Soter, nicknamed Eukairos), Antiochus (Dionysos Epiphanes Philopator Kallinikos). Of these Seleu?cus VI, Antiochus XI, and Philip I were the sons of Antiochus VIII.
From 73-64 BCAntiochus I (Asiaticus) reigned in Antioch; in the latter year Pompey put an end to the Seleucid Empire, or what remained of it. Finally, in 56 BC. a last nominal king arose, Philip II, but disappeared almost immediately. [For details see Bevan, The House of Seleucus, ii.247-68.]
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THE PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE |
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305 |
283/2 |
Ptolemy I (Soter I) |
[He was Satrap of Egypt from 323 to 305 BC.] |
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285 |
246 |
Ptolemy II (Philadelphus) |
[He was associated with his father in the kingdom for two years before the latter died.] |
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246 |
221 |
Ptolemy III (Euergetes I) |
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221 |
203 |
Ptolemy IV (Philopator) |
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203 |
181/0 |
Ptolemy V (Epiphanes) |
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181/0 |
145 |
Ptolemy VI (Philometor) |
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145 |
116 |
Ptolemy VII (Euergetes II, Physcon) |
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116 |
108/7 |
Ptolemy VIII (Soter II, Lathyrus) |
[He was driven out of Egypt by his mother, Cleopatra, in the year 108/7 BC, but returned in 88 BC.] |
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88 |
80 |
Ptolemy VIII (Soter II, Lathyrus) |
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108/7 |
88 |
Ptolemy IX (Alexander I) |
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80 |
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Ptolemy X (Alexander II) |
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80 |
51 |
Ptolemy XI (Auletes) |
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51 |
48 |
Ptolemy and Cleopatra VII |
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47 |
44 |
Ptolemy I and Cleopatra VII |
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44 |
30 |
Ptolemy XIV (Caesar) and Cleopatra VII |
[In this year Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire.] |