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Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Laodice

Marriage: Children:
  1. Seleucus V King Of Syria Death: After 125 BC
  2. Laodike Of Syria
  3. Antiochus VIII King Of Syria Birth: 143 BC Death: 96 BC

Bibliography
  1. Bennett, Chris, Egyptian Royal Genealogy - Ptolemaic Dynasty, 2005. Available at http://www.geocities.com/christopherjbennett/ptolemies/ptolemaic_contents.htm, visited 5/12/2005. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies .*].
  2. Dodson, Aiden, and Dylan Hilton, Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. MCL 932 Dod. Available at http://archive.org/details/AidanDodsonTheCompleteRoyalFamiliesOfAncientEgypt Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Dodson Egypt p[0-9]*].
  3. Mommaerts, T Stanford, Ancient Genealogy chart - Arsakunik. Available at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ancient_genealogy/files/arsakunik.gif, version of 4/28/2005. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mommaerts chart-Arsakunik].
  4. Settipani, Christian, Nos Ancetres de L'Antiquite, Etudes des possibilites de liens genealogiques entre les familles de l'Antiquite. Paris: Editions Christian, 1991. NYPL #ARB-93-7430. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Settipani LGA p[0-9]*].
  5. Wagner, Anthony, Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Aff-Seleucids, Settipani LGA p107],
father:
[Ref: Dodson Egypt p268, Wagner PedigreeProgress #11, Wagner PedigreeProgress #12]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Thea, Dodson Egypt p279, Settipani LGA p107]
126/125 BC [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Aff-Seleucids]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
139/8 BC [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #9]
Sources with Information about marriage to Rhodogoune Of Persia
date:
second marriage of Demetrius [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #12],
names:
[Ref: Mommaerts chart-Arsakunik, Settipani LGA p94],
child:
[Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Cleopatra Thea Eueteria
date:
148/147 BC [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Thea, Dodson Egypt p277]
second marriage of Cleopatra [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #10]
second marriage of Cleopatra and first of Demetrius [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Aff-Seleucids, Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-full],
child:
[Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Aff-Descendants, Dodson Egypt p268, Settipani LGA p107, Wagner PedigreeProgress #11, Wagner PedigreeProgress #12]
Research Notes:
145-139 and 129-125 BC: King of Syria [Ref: Dodson Egypt p279]
146-125 BC: King of Syria [Ref: Settipani LGA p107]
145-139/8: King of Syria [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #10, Wagner PedigreeProgress #12]
King of Syria [Ref: Mommaerts chart-Arsakunik]

139-129: captive of the Parthians [Ref: Dodson Egypt p279]

assassinated at Tyre on the orders of Cleopatra Thea [Ref: Dodson Egypt p279]



Pedigree of Demetrios II King Of Syria
                                                                /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
                                                       /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
                                                      |         \-----Laodice
                                              /-----Antiochus I Soter King Of Syria
                                             |        |         /-----Spitamenes Satrape Of Baktriane
                                             |         \-----Apama
                                     /-----Antiochus II Theos King Of Syria
                                    |        |                  /-----Antigonos I King Of Macedonia
                                    |        |         /-----Demetrios I Poliorcetes King Of Macedonia
                                    |        |        |         \-----Stralonika
                                    |         \-----Stralonika
                                    |                 |         /-----Antipater Regent Of Macedonia
                                    |                  \-----Phila I
                            /-----Seleucus II Callincus King Of Syria
                           |        |                           /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
                           |        |                  /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
                           |        |                 |         \-----Laodice
                           |        |         /-----Achaios Prince Of Syria
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Spitamenes Satrape Of Baktriane
                           |        |        |         \-----Apama
                           |         \-----Laodice
                           |                 |                  /-----Philip II King Of Macedonia
                           |                 |         /-----Alexander III The Great King Of Macedonia
                           |                 |        |         \-----Olympias
                           |                  \-----(Unk Dau)
                   /-----Antiochus III King Of Syria
                  |        |                                    /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
                  |        |                           /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
                  |        |                          |         \-----Laodice
                  |        |                  /-----Achaios Prince Of Syria
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Spitamenes Satrape Of Baktriane
                  |        |                 |         \-----Apama
                  |        |         /-----Andromachos General Of Syria
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Philip II King Of Macedonia
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Alexander III The Great King Of Macedonia
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Olympias
                  |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
                  |         \-----Laodice
          /-----Seleucus IV Philopator King Of Syria
         |        |                                             /-----Ariobarzanes II Satrape Of Chios
         |        |                                    /-----Ariobarzanes Noble Of Persia
         |        |                           /-----Mithridates I Ktistes King Of Pont
         |        |                  /-----Ariobarzanes King Of Pont
         |        |         /-----Mithradates II King Of Pont
         |         \-----Laodice
         |                 |                                    /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
         |                 |                           /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
         |                 |                          |         \-----Laodice
         |                 |                  /-----Antiochus I Soter King Of Syria
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Spitamenes Satrape Of Baktriane
         |                 |                 |         \-----Apama
         |                 |         /-----Antiochus II Theos King Of Syria
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Antigonos I King Of Macedonia
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Demetrios I Poliorcetes King Of Macedonia
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Stralonika
         |                 |        |         \-----Stralonika
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Antipater Regent Of Macedonia
         |                 |        |                  \-----Phila I
         |                  \-----Laodice
         |                          |                           /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
         |                          |                  /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
         |                          |                 |         \-----Laodice
         |                          |         /-----Achaios Prince Of Syria
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Spitamenes Satrape Of Baktriane
         |                          |        |         \-----Apama
         |                           \-----Laodice
         |                                   |                  /-----Philip II King Of Macedonia
         |                                   |         /-----Alexander III The Great King Of Macedonia
         |                                   |        |         \-----Olympias
         |                                    \-----(Unk Dau)
 /-----Demetrius I Soter King Of Syria
|        |                                             /-----Antigonos I King Of Macedonia
|        |                                    /-----Demetrios I Poliorcetes King Of Macedonia
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Korrhagos King Of Thrace
|        |                                   |         \-----Stralonika
|        |                           /-----Antigonus II Gonatas King Of Macedonia
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Iolaos Prince Of Macedonia
|        |                          |        |         /-----Antipater Regent Of Macedonia
|        |                          |         \-----Phila I
|        |                  /-----Demetrios II King Of Macedonia
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Antiochus Noble Of Macedonia
|        |                 |        |         /-----Seleucus I Nicator King Of Syria
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Laodice
|        |                 |         \-----Phila II
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Antigonos I King Of Macedonia
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Demetrios I Poliorcetes King Of Macedonia
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Stralonika
|        |                 |                  \-----Stralonika
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Antipater Regent Of Macedonia
|        |                 |                           \-----Phila I
|        |         /-----Phillip V King Of Macedonia
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Arrybas II King Of Epire
|        |        |        |                           /-----Aiakides King Of Epire
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Troes
|        |        |        |                  /-----Pyrrhos II King Of Epire
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Menon IV Of Pharsalos
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Phthia
|        |        |        |         /-----Alexander II King Of Epire
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Agathokies Tyrant Of Syracuse
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Lanessa
|        |        |         \-----Phthia Of Epire
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Arrybas II King Of Epire
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Aiakides King Of Epire
|        |        |                 |                 |         \-----Troes
|        |        |                 |         /-----Pyrrhos II King Of Epire
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Menon IV Of Pharsalos
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Phthia
|        |        |                  \-----Olympias
|        |        |                          |         /-----Philip
|        |        |                           \-----Antigone
|        |        |                                   |         /-----Magas
|        |        |                                    \-----Berenike
|        |        |                                             \-----Antigone
|         \-----Laodike IV
Demetrios II King Of Syria
 \-----Laodike V



Descendants of Demetrios II King Of Syria
1. Demetrios II King Of Syria m1. Rhodogoune Of Persia m2. Cleopatra Thea Eueteria
m. Rhodogoune Of Persia father: Mithridates I King Of Persia mother: Rihinu
m. Cleopatra Thea Eueteria father: Ptolemy VI Philometor King Of Egypt mother: Cleopatra II

2nd generation

5. Antiochus VIII King Of Syria m1. Cleopatra Selene m2. Cleopatra Tryphaena
m. Cleopatra Selene father: Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon King Of Egypt mother: Cleopatra III
m. Cleopatra Tryphaena father: Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon King Of Egypt mother: Cleopatra III

3rd generation

7. Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus King Of Syria m.
11. Laodike Thea Philadelphos m. Mithridates I Kallinikos King Of Kommagene
m. Mithridates I Kallinikos King Of Kommagene father: Samus I Theosebes Dikaios King Of Kommagene mother: Isias Philostorgos

4th generation

13. Antiochos I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes King Of Kommagene m. Isias Philostorgos
m. Isias Philostorgos father: Ariobarzanes I King Of Cappadace mother: Athenais Philostorgos

5th generation

14. (Unk Dau) Of Kommagene m. Artavasdes King Of Medie
m. Artavasdes King Of Medie father: Ariobarzanes King Of Medie
15. Laodice Of Kommagene m. Orodes I King Of Persia
m. Orodes I King Of Persia father: Phraates III King Of Persia mother: Piritana
16. Mithradates II King Of Kommagene m. (Unk Dau) Of Kommagene
m. (Unk Dau) Of Kommagene father: Antiochos I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes King Of Kommagene mother: Isias Philostorgos
18. (Unk Son) m.
19. (Unk Dau) Of Kommagene m. Mithradates II King Of Kommagene
m. Mithradates II King Of Kommagene father: Antiochos I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes King Of Kommagene mother: Isias Philostorgos