Editing Philip II Philoromaeus (section)

==Biography==
Philip II himself briefly ruled parts of Syria in the 60s BC, as a [[client king]] under [[Pompey]]. He competed with his second cousin [[Antiochus XIII Asiaticus]] for the favours of the great Roman general, but Pompey would have none of them and had Antiochus murdered. No coins of Philip II are known, which is unusual for Seleucid rulers (the ephemeral [[Seleucus V Philometor]] is the only other king for whom this is the case).  This may indicate that Philip did not rule in any of the mint cities.

Philip may have survived his deposition: a Seleucid prince Philip is mentioned as a prospective bridegroom to queen [[Berenice IV of Egypt]], sister of [[Cleopatra VII]] in 56 BC. The union was, however, blocked by the Roman governor of Syria [[Aulus Gabinius]] who forbade Philip II to accept the offer and probably had him killed soon after that; Berenice eventually married Philip's cousin [[Seleucus VII Philometor]], only to later have him killed for his lack of manners.

Philip himself was indeed an insignificant pawn, but with him ended eleven generations of Seleucid kings, arguably some of the most influential rulers of the [[Hellenistic]] world.