Diodotus Tryphon (Greek: Διόδοτος Τρύφων), nicknamed "The Magnificent"[1] (Greek: Ό Μεγαλοπρεπής) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire. Initially an official under King Alexander I Balas, he led a revolt against Alexander's successor Demetrius II Nicator in 144 BC. He rapidly gained control of most of Syria and the Levant. At first, he acted as regent and tutor for Alexander's infant son Antiochus VI Dionysus, but after the death of his charge in 142/141 BC, Diodotus declared himself king. He took the royal name Tryphon Autocrator (Greek: Τρύφων Αὐτοκράτωρ) and distanced himself from the Seleucid dynasty. For a period between 139 and 138, he was the sole ruler of the Seleucid empire. However, in 138 BC Demetrius II's brother Antiochus VII Sidetes invaded Syria and brought his rule to an end.
Diodotus Tryphon is unique in the history of the Seleucid empire, as the only rebel from outside the dynasty to gain control of the whole kingdom. Other rebels had claimed the throne, such as Molon and Timarchus, but they never succeeded in bringing the whole realm under their control and both were defeated within a year of declaring themselves kings. By contrast, Tryphon held power for over seven years from his rebellion in 144 BC until his death in 138 BC.
^Barca, Natale (2020). Rome's Sicilian Slave Wars: The Revolts of Eunus and Salvius, 136–132 and 105–100 BC. Pen and Sword Military. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-5267-6749-3.
DiodotusTryphon (Greek: Διόδοτος Τρύφων), nicknamed "The Magnificent" (Greek: Ό Μεγαλοπρεπής) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire. Initially an official...
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Balas and Cleopatra Thea. He was three years old at most, but general DiodotusTryphon used him to advance his own designs for the throne. In face of this...
not trust DiodotusTryphon, he complied with the request so that he might not be accused of the death of his brother. But DiodotusTryphon did not liberate...
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an Antiochus of the Seleucid line, Salvius assumed the name Tryphon, from DiodotusTryphon, a Seleucid ruler. After his victory Salvius turned to besiege...
(Alexander refers either to Alexander I Balas or Alexander II Zabinas). DiodotusTryphon, who opposed Demetrius II by raising Antiochus VI to the throne, killed...
eventually returned to the Seleucid heartland. In 143 BCE, regent DiodotusTryphon, perhaps eager to reassert control over the restive province, invited...
already in 145 or in early 144 BC he was nominated by the general DiodotusTryphon as heir to the throne in opposition to Demetrius II, and remained the...
in surgery at the feet of Diodotus. Despite this Diodotus put himself forward as king under the new regal name of Tryphon, meaning ‘the magnificent’...
fortress of Adida. After the capture of Jonathan by the Seleucid general, DiodotusTryphon, Simon was elected leader by the people, assembled at Jerusalem. He...
Diodotus II Theos (Greek: Διόδοτος Θεός, Diódotos Theós; died c. 225 BC) was the son and successor of Diodotus I Soter, who rebelled against the Seleucid...
Attalid king of Pergamon Galaestes revolts. Antiochus VII expels DiodotusTryphon. Tryphon sacks Beirut Phraates II becomes emperor of Parthia. Grand Empress...
(246–241 BC), also allowed Diodotus I to rebel and form the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom in Central Asia. The latter's successor, Diodotus II, formed an alliance...
supporters—first supporting Balas' son Antiochus VI, then the usurping general DiodotusTryphon—held out in Antioch. Meanwhile, the decay of the Empire's territorial...
Antiochus II seems to resorted to appointing independent-minded men such like Diodotus and Andragoras as satraps in the area. These two appointments eventually...
instituted purges, but these aggravated the discontent instead of stifling it. Diodotus, a former general of Alexander and probable participant in the Antiochene...
who sought greater power. In 142 BCE, Jonathan was assassinated by DiodotusTryphon, a pretender to the Seleucid throne, and was succeeded by Simon Maccabee...
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the easternmost provinces had broken away, Bactria under the Seleucid Diodotus of Bactria, and Parthia under the rebel satrap Andragoras in 247–245 BC...
himself an Antiochus of the Seleucid line, he assumed the name Tryphon, from DiodotusTryphon, a Seleucid ruler. After his victory, Salvius besieged the city...
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in 142 or 141, and Diodotus made himself king as Tryphon. The division of the kingdom between Demetrius in Seleucia and Diodotus in Antioch persisted...
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