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

Seleucus V Philometor ( –125 BC)	125 BC	Son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. He declared himself king following his father's murder against the wishes of his mother who killed him.

-	Antiochus VIII Grypus ( –96 BC)	125–96 BC (second reign)	Tryphaena (124–111 BC) Cleopatra Selene (103–96 BC)	Due to the discontent arising from her becoming a queen regnant, Cleopatra Thea elevated Antiochus VIII as co-king.

-	Antiochus IX Cyzicenus ( –95 BC)	114–95 BC	Cleopatra IV (114–112 BC) Cleopatra Selene (96–95 BC)	Son of Antiochus VII and Cleopatra Thea. He rose against Antiochus VIII with the help of Cleopatra IV.

Antiochus VIII died in 96 BC and Antiochus IX followed him in 95 BC; the country became embroiled in a civil war in which Antiochus VIII's five sons and the descendants of Antiochus IX fought between themselves.

-	Demetrius III Eucaerus ( –88 BC)	96–88 BC	Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. Declared king in Damascus.

-	Seleucus VI Epiphanes ( –94/93 BC)	96–94/93 BC	Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. Defeated Antiochus IX but was soon killed.

-	Antiochus X Eusebes ( –92)	95–92 BC	Cleopatra Selene (95–92 BC)	Son of Antiochus IX and a first wife whose name is lost. Avenged his father and killed Seleucus VI.

-	Antiochus XI Epiphanes ( –93 BC)	94–93 BC	Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. Killed by Antiochus X.

-	Philip I Philadelphus ( –83 BC)	94–84/83 BC	Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. Took the throne with his twin Antiochus XI.

-	Antiochus XII Dionysus ( –84 BC)	87–84/83 BC	Son of Antiochus VIII and Tryphaena. Ruled only in Damascus.

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Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus was a Seleucid monarch, who reigned as the King of Syria, from 94 to 83 BC.

final_sentence: Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus was a Seleucid monarch, who reigned as the King of Syria, from 94 to 83 BC.