Diodotus Tryphon
Diodotus Tryphon
- Born in Casiane near Apamea
- General of Demetrius I Soter, but defects to the usurper Alexander I Balas, who revolts in 152 and becomes king in 150; Diodotus ensures that Alexander can capture Antioch
- 145 or 144: Alexander is defeated and killed by Demetrius II Nicator, son of Demetrius I
- Diodotus takes care of Alexander's two years old son Antiochus VI, and is able to continue the struggle against Demetrius, supported by the Hasmonaean leader Jonathan
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143: Jonathan killed
- 142: Demetrius recognizes Simon as high priest in Jerusalem
- In the confusion, the Parthian king Mithradates I the Great conquers Media and Babylonia
- 141 or 140: Diodotus kills Antiochus VI and usurps the kingship; he calls himself Diodotus Tryphon; he is not recognized by Rome
- 139: Mithradates continues his conquests: he occupies Susa and Elam
- July/August 138: Demetrius taken captive by the Parthians
- After August 138: Demetrius' brother Antiochus VII Sidetes, supported by several parties, attacks Diodotus Tryphon, and besieges him at Dor
- Tryphon escapes but commits suicide in Apamea
- 1 Maccabees, 11-15
- Diodorus of Sicily, Library of World History, 32.9c, 33.4a, 33.28-28a
- Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, 13.131-134
- Livy, Periochae, 52, 55
- Strabo, Geography, 16.2.10
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