Person Sheet
NameDemetrius I Soter King of Syria 
Birthabt 186 BC
Deathabt 150 BC
FatherSeleucus IV 'Philopator' King of Syria (~222bc-175bc)
MotherLaodice IV (207bc-)
Misc. Notes
Demetrius I of Syria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Demetrius I (d. 150 BC ), surnamed Soter , was sent to Rome as a hostage during the reign of his father, Seleucus IV Philopator , but after his father's death in 175 BC he escaped from confinement, and established himself on the Syrian throne ( 162 BC ) after overthrowing and murdering King Antiochus V Eupator .
He acquired his surname of Soter , or Saviour, from the Babylonians , whom he delivered from the tyranny of the Median satrap ,Timarchus , and is famous in Jewish history for his contests with the Maccabees .
Hated for his vices, Demetrius fell in battle against the usurper, Alexander Balas , in 150 BC .
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Demetrius I (d. 150 BC ), surnamed Soter , was sent to Rome as a hostage during the reign of his father, Seleucus IV Philopator , but after his father's death in 175 BC he escaped from confinement, and established himself on the Syrian throne ( 162 BC ) after overthrowing and murdering King Antiochus V Eupator .
He acquired his surname of Soter , or Saviour, from the Babylonians , whom he delivered from the tyranny of the Median satrap ,Timarchus , and is famous in Jewish history for his contests with the Maccabees .
Hated for his vices, Demetrius fell in battle against the usurper, Alexander Balas , in 150 BC .
Spouses
ChildrenDemetrius II Nicator (~165bc-~125bc)