Antiochus XII [killed 84 BCE]
The youngest son of Antiochus VIII, Antiochus seized control of Damascus when his older brother Demetrius III was captured by the Parthians. Three years later he invaded Judea but was slain in battle by the Arabs. References: Josephus, Antiquities 13.387-391. _____, War 1.99-102. Other resources on line: Antiochus XII Dionysus - article on Wikipedia's web. Antiochus XII Dionysus - Louis Ginzberg's entry in The Jewish Encyclopedia. Antiochus XII Dionysus - Jona Lendering's brief biographical sketch [Livius: Articles on Ancient History].
The youngest son of Antiochus VIII, Antiochus seized control of Damascus when his older brother Demetrius III was captured by the Parthians. Three years later he invaded Judea but was slain in battle by the Arabs.
References: Josephus, Antiquities 13.387-391. _____, War 1.99-102.
Other resources on line:
Antiochus XII Dionysus - article on Wikipedia's web.
Antiochus XII Dionysus - Louis Ginzberg's entry in The Jewish Encyclopedia.
Antiochus XII Dionysus - Jona Lendering's brief biographical sketch [Livius: Articles on Ancient History].
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