Editing Antiochus VI Dionysus

{{Short description|King of the Seleucid Empire}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name            =Antiochus VI Dionysus
| title           = 
| image           = Antiochos VI Dionysos, Tetradrachm, 144-143 BC, HGC 9-1032.jpg
| caption         = Coin of Antiochus VI Dionysus, [[Apamea, Syria|Apamea]] mint
| succession   = [[King]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]]
| moretext     = (King of [[Syria]])
| reign           =[[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid kingdom]]: 145 or in early 144 BC – 142/1 BC
| regent      =[[Diodotus Tryphon]]
| coronation      =Never officially held power, in opposition of King [[Demetrius II Nicator]]
| full name       =
| predecessor     =[[Alexander I Balas]] 
| successor       =[[Diodotus Tryphon]]
| spouse          =
| issue           =
| royal house     =
| dynasty         =
| father          =[[Alexander Balas]]  
| mother          =[[Cleopatra Thea]]
| birth_date   =148 BC
| birth_place  =
| death_date   =142/1 BC (aged 7–9)
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|}}

'''Antiochus VI Dionysus''' ({{circa}} 148&ndash;142/1 BC), king of the [[Hellenistic]] [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid kingdom]], was the son of [[Alexander Balas]] and [[Cleopatra Thea]], daughter of [[Ptolemy VI of Egypt]].

==Biography==
Antiochus VI did not actually rule.  Either already in 145 or in early 144 BC he was nominated by the general [[Diodotus Tryphon]] as heir to the throne in opposition to [[Demetrius II of Syria|Demetrius II]], and remained the general's tool.<ref>The first coins of the king are dated to the year 144 BC {{cite journal|last=Houghton|first=Arthur|title=The Revolt of Tryphon and the accession of Antiochos VI at Apamea|journal=SNR|year=1992|volume=71|pages=119–41}}</ref>  In c. 142/141 BC, the young king died.<ref>The last coinage of Antiochos VI is dated to the year 142/141 BC, see Houghton, Arthur, Lorber, Catherine C, Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid Coins: A comprehensive catalogue, Part II: Seleucus IV to Antiochus XIII, 2 Vols, New York/Lancaster PA, Nr. 2020; 2022.3; 2026.</ref> While some ancient authors make [[Diodotus Tryphon]] responsible for the death of the king,<ref>Makk. 13.31; Diod. Sic. 33.28; App. Syr. 68. 357; Iust. 36.1.7.; Oros. 5.4.18.</ref> others write that he died during a surgery.<ref>Ios. Ant. 13. 218; Liv. per. 55.</ref>

[[Image:AntiochusVI.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Coin of Antiochus VI. The reverse shows [[Castor and Polydeuces]] on horseback. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (king Antiochus). The date ΘΞΡ is 169 of the [[Seleucid dynasty|Seleucid era]], corresponding to 144&ndash;143 BC.]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Asia}}
* [[List of Syrian monarchs]]
* [[Timeline of Syrian history]]

== References ==
{{cite book|last=Schürer|first=E.|title=A History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (175 BC- AD 135)|year=1973|location=Edinburgh|pages=183–197|edition=Revised and Edited by G. Vermes and F. Millar}}

== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://virtualreligion.net/iho/antiochus_6.html Antiochus VI] entry in the historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith

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{{s-ttl|title=[[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid King]] <small>([[King of Syria]])</small>|years=145&ndash;142 BC|regent1=[[Demetrius II Nicator]]
|regent2=[[Diodotus Tryphon]] <small>(co-regent)</small>
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{{s-aft|after=[[Diodotus Tryphon]]}}
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