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Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
Antiochus IX Eusebes
was the son of
Antiochus VII Sidetes
and
Cleopatra Thea
. Upon the death of his father in
Parthia
and his uncle
Demetrius II Nicator
's return to power (
129 BC
), his mother sent him to
Cyzicus
on the
Bosporus
, thus giving him his nickname. He returned to
Syria
in
116 BC
to claim the
Seleucid
throne from half-brother/cousin
Antiochus VIII Grypus
, with whom he eventually divided Syria. He was killed in battle by the son of Grypus,
Seleucus VI Epiphanes
in
96 BC
.
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