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Antiochus VII Sidetes

159 BC - 129 BC

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Antiochus VII Euergetes (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Ευεργέτης; c. 164/160 BC – 129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes (Greek: Σιδήτης) (from Side, a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious, was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from July/August 138 to 129 BC. He was the last Seleucid king of any stature. After Antiochus was killed in battle, the Seleucid realm was restricted to Syria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antiochus VII Sidetes is the 3,040th most popular politician (down from 2,453rd in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 294th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Antiochus VII Sidetes was most famous for his defeat in the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, which led to the eventual collapse of the Seleucid Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antiochus VII Sidetes ranks 3,040 out of 19,576. Before him are Li Keqiang, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Violant of Hungary, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, and Gaius Julius Vindex. After him are Aleksandar Ranković, Aspar, Senusret II, John Sparrow David Thompson, La Malinche, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 159 BC, Antiochus VII Sidetes ranks 1. After him is Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur. Among people deceased in 129 BC, Antiochus VII Sidetes ranks 3. Before him are Carneades, and Scipio Aemilianus. After him are Eumenes III, and Antipater of Tarsus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Antiochus VII Sidetes ranks 341 out of 1,347. Before him are Eutyches (380), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Philo of Byzantium (-280), Candaules (-800), Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), and Gülfem Hatun (1500). After him are Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Expeditus (300), Aspar (400), Tribonian (475), Bar Hebraeus (1226), and Komitas (1869).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Antiochus VII Sidetes ranks 183. Before him are Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Eumenes II (-221), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), and Candaules (-800). After him are Aspar (400), David of Trebizond (1408), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Chryseis (null), Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635), and Fatma Sultan (1605).

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