Demetrius I Soter

Demetrius I Soter

Demetrius I Soter (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Α` ὁ Σωτήρ, Dēmḗtrios ho Sōtḗr, "Demetrius the Saviour"; 185 – June 150 BC) reigned as king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from November 162 to June 150 BC. Demetrius grew up in Rome as a hostage, but returned to Greek Syria and overthrew his young cousin Antiochus V Eupator and regent Lysias. Demetrius took control during a turbulent time of the Empire, and spent much of his time fighting off revolts and challenges to his power from threats such as Timarchus and Alexander Balas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Demetrius I Soter is the 3,539th most popular politician (down from 3,089th in 2019). (down from 366th in 2019)

Demetrius I Soter was the king of Macedon from 294 to 288 BC. He was a member of the Antigonid dynasty, and was the son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Phila.