Person
Antiochus VIII Grypus
ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire
b. 142 BCE – d. 96 BCE
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Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (hook-nose), is crowned as ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom in 125 BCE.
He is the son of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea.
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Moran, J. (2017). Antiochus VIII Grypus. History Atlas. Retrieved 2 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/antiochus-viii-grypus/
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