SECT. 1. A chronological abridgement of the history A.M. 3824. in the third article. KINGS OF EGYPT. PTOLEMY PHILOMETOR. He reigned something more than thirty-four years. This article contains only the fourteen latter years of his reign. Differences between Philometor and his younger brother Evergetes, or Physcon. 3859. PTOLEMY EVERGETES, otherwise called Physcon, brother of Philometor, ascends the throne, and marries Cleopatra, Philometor's wife. of the kings of Egypt and Syria, who are mentioned ANTIOCHUS EUPATOR, aged nine years, suc- 3840. ceeds his father Antiochus Epiphanes. He reigns only two years. DEMETRIUS SOTER, son of Seleucus. Philo- 3842. pator, having escaped from Rome ascends the throne. Bala, under the name of Alexander, giving 3851. himself out for the son of Antiochus Epiphanes, seizes the throne of Syria. He is supported by the Romans. Demetrius is killed in a battle. He had reigned twelve years. ALEXANDER BALA. He reigns almost five 3854. years. Ptolemy Philometor declares against him in favour of Demetrius Nicator, son of Demetrius Soter. DEMETRIUS NICATOR. Demetrius marches against the Parthians, who take him prisoner, and confine him. He had reigned seven years. 3859. ANTIOCHUS THEOS, 3860. son of Bala, support ed by Tryphon seizes DIODOTES TRY-3861. 3863 3874. Physcon expels Cleopatra his wife, and marries her daughter, named also Cleopatra. He is compelled to fly. The Alexandrians restore the government to Cleopatra, his first wife. 3877. Physcon re-ascends the throne. 3887. Death of Physcon. He had reigned twenty nine years. having overthrown Demetrius Nicator reigns again in Syria. Demetrius is killed by Zebina. Cleopatra, wife of Demetrius, retains part of the kingdom after his death. SELEUCUS V. eldest son of Demetrius, is declared king, and soon after killed by Cleopatra. ANTIOCHUS GRYPUS, his younger brother is placed on the throne by Cleopatra. Cleopatra designs to poison Grypus, and is poisoned herself. VOL. VII. Tryphon, and put him to death, is declared king. Cleopatra, Demetrius's wife, marries him. Antiochus Side-3873. tes marches against the Parthians. The Parthians 3874, send back Demetrius into Syria. Antiochus is slain. ALEXANDER ZE-3877. BINA, supported by Physcon, expels Demetrius from the throne, who is killed soon after. |