Seleucus V Philometor | |
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Crown Prince and King of Syria | |
Co-regent (King) of the Seleucid Empire | |
Reign | 126–125 BC (with his mother Cleopatra Thea) |
Coronation | 125 BC |
Predecessor | Demetrius II Nicator and Alexander II Zabinas |
Successor | Cleopatra Thea and Antiochus VIII Grypus |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 125 BC |
Dynasty | Seleucid |
Father | Demetrius II Nicator |
Mother | Cleopatra Thea |
The Seleucid king Seleucus V Philometor (Greek: Σέλευκος Ε΄ ὁ Φιλομήτωρ; 126/125 BC), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom, was the eldest son of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea.[1] The epithet Philometor means "mother-loving" and in the Hellenistic world usually indicated that the mother acted as co-regent for the prince.