Timarchus
Sign in to saveTimarchus (Greek: Τίμαρχος, Tímarchos) also known as Timarch, was a Greek noble and a satrap of the Seleucid Empire during the reign of his ally King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. After Antiochus IV's death, he styled himself an independent ruler in his domain in the Persian east of the Empire from around 163–160 BC, and may have even sought to entirely usurp leadership of the entire empire. He gained an alliance with the Roman Republic, which sought to weaken the Seleucid Empire by promoting internal divisions; both Rome and Timarchus distrusted the new king Demetrius I. Demetrius rode east a
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Timarchus
- Royalty.title
- "Great King"
- Royalty.image
- Image:Houghton 1235 Timarchus.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 300px
- Royalty.caption
- Coin of Timarchus. Reverse shows Nike. The Greek inscription reads Basileos Megalou Timarchou (of Great King Timarchus).
- Royalty.succession
- Usurper King of the Seleucid Empire
- Royalty.moretext
- (King of Syria)
- Royalty.reign
- 163–160 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Regent Lysias
- Royalty.pre type
- Predecessor
- Royalty.successor
- King Demetrius I Soter
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.birth_place
- Possibly Miletus(modern-day Balat, Didim, Aydın, Turkey)
- Royalty.death_date
- 160 BC
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- Timarchus.jpg
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- date of death
- 0160-01-01
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- Timarchus
- date of birth
- 0200-00-00
- name in native language
- Τίμαρχος
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- Biography
- Early years
- Short reign and defeat
- Legacy
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Timarchus (Greek: Τίμαρχος, Tímarchos) also known as Timarch, was a Greek noble and a satrap of the Seleucid Empire during the reign of his ally King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. After Antiochus IV's death, he styled himself an independent ruler in his domain in the Persian east of the Empire from around 163–160 BC, and may have even sought to entirely usurp leadership of the entire empire. He gained an alliance with the Roman Republic, which sought to weaken the Seleucid Empire by promoting internal divisions; both Rome and Timarchus distrusted the new king Demetrius I. Demetrius rode east and defeated Timarchus in 160 BC, ending his short reign.
==Biography== ===Early years=== A Greek nobleman, possibly from Miletus in Asia Minor, Timarchus was a friend of the Seleucid prince Antiochus IV Epiphanes during his time as a hostage to the Roman Republic. He was appointed satrap of Media in western Iran when Antiochus IV Epiphanes became king in 175 BC, and his brother Heracleides became minister of the royal finances. The Persian part of the empire was threatened by the Parthian kingdom, and Timarchus probably spent much of his time reinforcing the defenses. The Seleucid realms probably extended as far as the area of Teheran during this time.