Seleucus IV Philopator

Seleucus IV Philopator was the second son of Antiochus the Great and the seventh king of the Seleucid Empire.

Judeo-Christian Tradition

According to the book of 2 Maccabees, Seleucus sent Heliodorus (minister) to Judea to tax the Second Temple of Jerusalem but Heliodorus was stopped by angels and came back to Syria empty-handed. 

Death

Heliodorus killed Seleucus to take over the Empire but was defeated by Seleucus’s brother Antiochus IV. 

Category:Seleucid kings