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Antiochus VIII Grypus

141 BC - 96 BC

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Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (Greek: Γρυπός, "hook-nose"), was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from 125 to 96 BC. He was the younger son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. He may have spent his early life in Athens and returned to Syria after the deaths of his father and brother Seleucus V. At first he was joint ruler with his mother. Fearing her influence, Antiochus VIII had Cleopatra Thea poisoned in 121 BC. Political instability affected most of Antiochus VIII's reign. From 116 BC he fought a civil war against his half-brother Antiochus IX. Antiochus VIII's wife, the Ptolemaic Egyptian princess Tryphaena, had her sister and the wife of Antiochus IX, the former Cleopatra IV of Egypt, murdered in 112 BC; Antiochus IX killed Tryphaena in revenge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antiochus VIII Grypus is the 3,770th most popular politician (down from 3,521st in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Greece (down from 230th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antiochus VIII Grypus ranks 3,770 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick of Naples, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Drusilla, Wim Kok, Ahilyabai Holkar, and Giacomo Matteotti. After him are Wei Yan, Devlet I Giray, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Al-Qahir, Ben Carson, and Salva Kiir Mayardit.

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Among people born in 141 BC, Antiochus VIII Grypus ranks 1. After him are Tryphaena, and Lucius Marcius Philippus. Among people deceased in 96 BC, Antiochus VIII Grypus ranks 1. After him are Ptolemy Apion, and Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Antiochus VIII Grypus ranks 241 out of 1,024. Before him are William of Villehardouin (1300), Archelaus (-500), Agnodice (-400), Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Mnesikles (-500). After him are Costas Simitis (1936), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Plutarch of Athens (350), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Agathon (-448), and Calchas (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Antiochus VIII Grypus ranks 97. Before him are Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), and Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950). After him are Costas Simitis (1936), Calchas (null), Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), and Konstantin Dejanović (1355).

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