List of Syrian monarchs
Seleucid dynasty
The Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great defeated the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the Battle of Panium (200 BC); he annexed the Syrian lands controlled by Egypt and united them with his Syrian lands, thus gaining control of the entirety of Syria.

List of Syrian monarchs

Section Title: Seleucid dynasty
Table Section Text: The Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great defeated the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the Battle of Panium (200 BC); he annexed the Syrian lands controlled by Egypt and united them with his Syrian lands, thus gaining control of the entirety of Syria.

Portrait	Monarch (and lifespan)	Reign	Consort (and tenure)	Parents, co-regents, and notes

-	Antiochus VII Sidetes ( –129 BC)	138–129 BC	Cleopatra Thea (138–129 BC)	Son of Demetrius I and possibly Laodice V. Married his brother's wife after Demetrius II was captured by the Parthians.

-	Demetrius II Nicator ( –125 BC)	129–125 BC (second reign)	Cleopatra Thea (129–125 BC)	Was released by the Parthians and regained his throne and wife following Antiochus VII's death in a battle against Parthia.

-	Antiochus VIII Grypus ( –96 BC)	128 BC (first reign)	Son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. He was elevated as king by his mother in an attempt to establish her authority.

-	Alexander II Zabinas ( –123 BC)	128–123 BC	Claimed to be of Seleucid heritage. Declared himself king in opposition to Demetrius II.

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Alexander II was the king of Syria between 128 BC and 123 BC.

final_sentence: Alexander II was the king of Syria between 128 BC and 123 BC.