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Seleucus IV Philopator

Seleucus IV Philopator
Basileus
Silver tetradrachm of Seleucus IV, minted in Ptolemais-Ake, featuring a portrait of Seleucus on the obverse. SC 1331a
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
Reign3 July 187 – 3 September 175 BC
PredecessorAntiochus III the Great
SuccessorAntiochus
Bornc. 218 BC
Died3 September 175 BC
(aged 42–43)
SpouseLaodice IV
IssueAntiochus
Demetrius I Soter
Laodice V
DynastySeleucid
FatherAntiochus III the Great
MotherLaodice III
Coin of Seleucus IV Philopator. Reverse shows Apollo seated on omphalos. Greek legend reads: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, "of king Seleucus."

Seleucus IV Philopator[1] (Greek: Σέλευκος Φιλοπάτωρ, Séleukos philopátо̄r, meaning "Seleucus the father-loving"; c. 218 – 3 September 175 BC),[2][3] ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Judea), Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia).

  1. ^ "Philopator — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik".
  2. ^ "Seleucus IV Philopator". Livius.org.
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 20 (1973), p. 190

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